Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
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People7,988 residentsin the Ruishton & North Curry census areaMedian age 51.33,458 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,630 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C771 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksStoke Hillhill · under a mileThorn Hillhill · 1.2 miSteps Waterlake · 3.0 miStoke Woodwoodland · under a mileNewmead Pondpond · 1.3 miHuish Woodswoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrufts Meadowpark · 1.3 miBlackbrook Pavillonsports ground · 1.1 mi · 7 haHamilton Gault Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haLyngford Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 2 haGoodland Gardenspark · 2.7 miHigher Holway Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197444 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,554 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital@Home (Site Code)1.1 miGP surgeryHuc - Somerset Iuc Ooh6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistAshfords1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryRuishton Church of England Schoolages 2-11, 215 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackbrook Primary Schoolages 5-11, 222 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBishop Fox's Schoolages 11-16, 1,123 pupils2.1 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS30 miRailway stationTaunton2.7 miBus stationBus StationTaunton2.7 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal9.7 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA3 postcode district.
