Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
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People9,088 residentsin the Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville census areaMedian age 53.84,022 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,191 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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°C767 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksKingsdon Hillhill · under a mileNut Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.5 miThe Shieldswoodland · under a mileKingsdon Woodwoodland · 1.0 miLongroves Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStocks Greenpark · 3.9 miCartgate Picnic Areapark · 4.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197446 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryIlchester Surgery2.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.2 miDentistPortman Healthcare LTD - Yeovil2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryIlchester Community Schoolages 2-11, 322 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCharlton Mackrell CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupils1.6 miCollegeYeovil College6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS24 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill6.9 miBus stationBus StationYeovil6.8 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA11 postcode district.
