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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA3
Telephone code01895
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,988 residentsin the Ruishton & North Curry census areaMedian age 51.33,458 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,630 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C771 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°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 landmarksSt Margaret's Almshouseshistoric site · 1.5 miSt Joseph's Convent, Tauntonhistoric site · 1.9 miCreechbarrow Hillhill · 1.1 miSteps Waterlake · 2.6 miStoke Hillhill · 1.6 miNewmead Pondpond · under a mileStoke Woodwoodland · 1.2 miTrull Waterfallswalk or trail · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCrufts Meadowpark · under a mileLyngford Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haBlackbrook Pavillonsports ground · under a mile · 7 haHamilton Gault Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haHamilton Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 4 haGoodland Gardenspark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 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 202612 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,554 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital@Home (Site Code)under a mileGP surgeryHuc - Somerset Iuc Ooh10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCreech Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAshfordsunder a milePolice stationTaunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.3 miCash machineBarclays ATMSomersetunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryRuishton Church of England Schoolages 2-11, 215 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCreech St Michael Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 257 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMonkton Wood Academyages 11-18, 1,267 pupils1.3 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationTaunton2.2 miBus stationBus StationTaunton2.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal9.0 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Taunton Hankridge Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingSainsburys Hankridge Farm5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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