Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:54 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
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People7,790 residentsin the Evercreech & Nunney census areaMedian age 49.83,263 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,837 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksMaes Downhill · under a mileWhitstone Hillhill · under a mileChesterblade Bottomvalley · 1.5 miFoxhole Gullyvalley · 2.1 miShepton Forestforest · 4.0 miTorr Works Balancing Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCollett Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 8 haJill's Closepark · 2.7 mi11 & 13sports ground · 1.9 mi · 3 haFairfieldpark · 4.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197442 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 202 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryEvercreech Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyEvercreech Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice - Shepton Mallett2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEvercreech Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 198 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Aldhelms Church Schoolages 2-11, 176 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWhitstoneages 11-16, 545 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationCastle Cary4.3 miBus stationBus StationWells6.3 miFerryWapping WharfCanons Marsh20 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA4 postcode district.
