Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:56 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:13 am – 4:06 pm
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People8,514 residentsin the Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington census areaMedian age 50.63,662 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,886 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C769 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 10 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)
Parks and green spacesJubilee Gardenspark · 1.3 miApex Leisure Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 19 haManor Gardenspark · 2.6 miBurnham Road Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 7 haChurchland Stablessports ground · 1.9 miVillage Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197431 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202624 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,820 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurnham On Sea Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryHighbridge Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Highbridge2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistBurnham House Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWest Huntspill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPawlett Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe King Alfred Schoolages 11-18, 1,269 pupils1.8 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea1.4 miBus stationCoach StationBridgwater4.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal4.1 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA9 postcode district.
