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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People9,085 residentsin the Shepton Mallet census areaMedian age 40.53,966 households61% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,837 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 65% go by car, 14% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,117 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesCollett Parkpark · under a mile · 8 ha11 & 13sports ground · under a mile · 3 haJill's Closepark · 3.1 miBinegar Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197440 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202628 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,185 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPark Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShepton Mallet Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Practice - Shepton Mallettright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Paul's Church of England VC Junior Schoolages 7-11, 324 pupilsright hereSecondaryWhitstoneages 11-16, 545 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nurseryages 2-7, 186 pupilsunder a mileUniversityBath Spa University13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationCastle Cary6.3 miBus stationBus StationWells4.6 miFerryWapping WharfCanons Marsh18 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA4 postcode district.
