Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:56 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
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People9,965 residentsin the Ham Hill & Merriott census areaMedian age 52.64,447 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle55% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C864 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksSt Michael's Hillhill · under a mileHedgecock Hillhill · under a mileForester's Gullyvalley · under a mileWest Lakelake · 2.5 miPriory Pondpond · under a mileThe Combevalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHam Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 140 haCartgate Picnic Areapark · 1.6 mi · 3 haOak Tree Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201916 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,736 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryHamdon Medical Centre, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.6 miDentistStoke Dental1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryAll Saints Church Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStanchester Academyages 11-16, 829 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastle Primary Schoolages 2-11, 136 pupils1.4 miCollegeYeovil College3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS30 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill4.5 miBus stationBus StationYeovil3.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA15 postcode district.
