Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:53 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:11 am – 4:04 pm
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People7,182 residentsin the Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury census areaMedian age 47.52,914 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,172 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksClarke's Poollake · 2.3 miLechmere Waterlake · 2.7 miBlacker's Hillhill · 1.3 miMoon's Bottomvalley · 1.3 miShort Shrubberywoodland · under a mileLoocombe Pondspond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBinegar Greenpark · 2.8 miGames Courtsports ground · 1.9 miSomervale Gardenspark · 3.3 miPaulton Memorial Parkpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197438 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,045 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaulton Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryChilcompton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyColeford Pharmacy1.9 miDentistThe Dental Centre2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentDownside Schoolages 11-18, 249 pupilsright herePrimarySt Vigor & St John Church Schoolages 0-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorton Hill Academyages 11-18, 1,757 pupils2.0 miCollegeBath College10.4 miUniversityBath Spa University9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS13 miRailway stationFrome8.1 miBus stationBus StationWells7.6 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA3 postcode district.
