Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:07 pm
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People7,463 residentsin the South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury census areaMedian age 54.73,416 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,317 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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 3°C819 mm of rain a year, 25 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 spacesHam Hill Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 140 haCowleaze Meadowpark · 2.1 miWhitfield Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSt Michael's Community Orchardpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201915 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20267 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 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)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital1.4 miGP surgerySouth Petherton Surgery1.4 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy South Petherton3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistStoke Dental2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimarySouth Petherton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 156 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre Schoolages 2-7, 102 pupils1.0 miSecondaryWadham Schoolages 11-16, 763 pupils3.3 miCollegeYeovil College7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationCrewkerne4.3 miBus stationBus StationYeovil7.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA13 postcode district.
