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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA6
Telephone code01458
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C784 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBen Knowle Hillmountain · 4.4 miHempstitch Hillhill · 2.4 miRussell's Hillhill · 2.7 miPolden Hillshills · 3.8 miHatch Hill Coppicewoodland · 2.2 miClyce Holewater · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWirrall Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 6 haAbbey Parkpark · 3.5 miMerriman Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197436 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 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 5.2 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryGlastonbury Surgery3.1 miPharmacyWell3.1 miDentistAbbey Dental Health Centre3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMeare Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Dunstan's Schoolages 11-16, 529 pupils3.2 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationHighbridge & Burnham-on-Sea8.8 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet3.5 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal9.2 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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