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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA7
Telephone code01278
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:56 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:13 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,514 residentsin the Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington census areaMedian age 50.63,662 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,886 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C788 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksWithy Poollake · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · 1.0 miCut Flood Way Reachtidal water · 1.1 miNine Streams Reachtidal water · 1.5 miPeasy Hillhill · 1.9 miNewtown Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe R M Smith Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.9 miEastover Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haBlake Gardenspark · 3.1 miSt Matthew's Fieldpark · 3.5 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197433 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202621 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband53% 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)3,820 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgwater Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryPalliative Medicine3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWoolavington Pharmacy1.5 miDentistBridgwater Dental Centre2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryPuriton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsright herePrimaryWoolavington Village Primary Schoolages 2-11, 175 pupils1.4 miSecondaryChilton Trinity Schoolages 11-16, 990 pupils2.5 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS18 miRailway stationBridgwater2.9 miBus stationCoach StationBridgwater2.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal2.0 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA7 postcode district.


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