Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 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°C766 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 landmarksWoodbirds Hillhill · under a mileHext Hillhill · 1.0 miAblake Clysewater · 1.5 miWest Woodwoodland · under a milePitney Woodwoodland · under a mileSomerton Gatewater · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Woodpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haCockle Moorpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197443 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202615 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.7 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
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryLangport Surgery2.0 miPharmacyBoots2.1 miDentistHill House Dental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils1.7 miPrimaryHuish Episcopi Primary Schoolages 4-11, 175 pupils1.9 miCollegeYeovil College9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS23 miRailway stationBridgwater10 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet5.6 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA10 postcode district.
