Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:55 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
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People8,792 residentsin the Glastonbury West & Street South census areaMedian age 43.63,282 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,906 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, education 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 12% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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 3°C834 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 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)
Parks and green spacesWirrall Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 6 haAbbey Parkpark · 3.1 miMerriman Parkpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197435 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% 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)3,377 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryGlastonbury Surgery2.7 miPharmacyWell2.7 miDentistGlastonbury Dac2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMeare Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupils1.7 miSecondarySt Dunstan's Schoolages 11-16, 529 pupils2.5 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS14 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea10 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet3.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA5 postcode district.
