Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,765 residentsin the Ilminster & Horton census areaMedian age 50.94,009 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C880 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a milePretwood Hillhill · under a mileForest Plantationforest · 2.5 miThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileIsland Pondswoodland · under a mileSnowdon Hillmountain · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDonyatt Recreational Areaplaying field · 1.6 miMonks Yardsports ground · 1.5 miCowleaze Meadowpark · 3.1 miJocelyn Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20265 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 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryMinster Pharmacy3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMinster Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Ile Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 otherPrimaryHerne View Church of England Primaryages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's & St Peter's Church Schoolages 4-11, 29 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils4.3 miCollegeYeovil College12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT26 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationCrewkerne6.9 miBus stationBus StationTaunton10 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA19 postcode district.
