Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:54 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,933 residentsin the Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton census areaMedian age 52.82,879 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,353 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C918 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksCreech Hillhill · under a mileEast Hillhill · under a mileCombe Bottomvalley · 1.6 miGreen's Combevalley · 1.6 miBatts Holewater · 2.2 miMill Pondpond · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFairfieldpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haJubilee Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haCollett Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 8 haJill's Closepark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197445 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,966 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWincanton Community Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryEvercreech Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyBruton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistThe Bruton Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentSecondarySexey's Schoolages 11-18, 633 pupils1.8 miPrimaryBruton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 262 pupils1.8 miPrimaryDitcheat Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupils1.9 miCollegeYeovil College13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationCastle Cary1.9 miBus stationBus StationWells9.0 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA4 postcode district.
