Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
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People6,277 residentsin the Langport & Long Sutton census areaMedian age 52.62,798 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,887 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksBlunt's Hillhill · under a mileLame Hillhill · under a mileWitcombe Bottomvalley · 1.6 miAblake Clysewater · 1.8 miWild Fowl Reservewater · 2.2 miLong Sutton Plantationswoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLong Sutton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haFore Moor Allotmentallotments · 1.3 miCockle Moorpark · 3.2 miCartgate Picnic Areapark · 3.9 mi · 3 haMillennium Woodpark · 4.3 mi · 2 haSource: 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 202613 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,936 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryButtercross Health Centre2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistHope Cottage (Dental Surgery)2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLong Sutton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils2.7 miCollegeYeovil College7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS25 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill8.4 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet7.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA10 postcode district.
