Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People10,655 residentsin the Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland census areaMedian age 53.04,634 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,883 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C870 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWebb Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.2 miVale of Taunton Deanevalley · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · 1.7 miSteps Waterlake · 4.0 miRed Pitpond · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOake Manor Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haMillennum Gardenpark · 3.0 miLittle River Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miThe Parkpark · 3.9 miGoodland Gardenspark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201448 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202617 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,979 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWellesley Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryQuantock Vale Surgery1.9 miPharmacyNorton Fitzwarren Pharmacy2.3 miDentistTaunton Dental Centre2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCotford St Luke Primary Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primaryages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Castle Schoolages 11-19, 1,207 pupils3.7 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL26 miRailway stationBishop's LydeardBishops Lydeard1.6 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton4.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA4 postcode district.
