Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryButtercross Health Centreright herePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistHope Cottage (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKing Ina Church of England Academyages 2-11, 343 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils3.8 miCollegeYeovil College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS23 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill9.2 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet5.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA11 postcode district.
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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People6,237 residentsin the Somerton census areaMedian age 51.22,811 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,692 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C725 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksBowers Hillhill · under a mileChurch Hillhill · under a mileLongroves Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miSomerton Gatewater · 1.9 miThree Corner Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSomerton Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Woodpark · 3.6 mi · 2 haStocks Greenpark · 4.0 miCockle Moorpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197444 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,134 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
