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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA3 postcode district.

County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:53 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,182 residentsin the Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury census areaMedian age 47.52,914 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,167 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBullock's Hillhill · under a mileSharp Hillhill · 1.4 miHolcombe Pondpond · under a mileStoke Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSnail's Bottomvalley · 1.4 miClarke's Poollake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSomervale Gardenspark · 3.3 miBinegar Greenpark · 3.6 miJill's Closepark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197439 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,045 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation192 m630 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaulton Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryMendip Country Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyColeford Pharmacy1.0 miDentistThe Dental Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBishop Henderson Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileIndependentDownside Schoolages 11-18, 249 pupils1.1 miSecondaryNorton Hill Academyages 11-18, 1,757 pupils2.4 miCollegeBath College10.3 miUniversityBath Spa University9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS14 miRailway stationFrome7.1 miBus stationHospitalFrome6.9 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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