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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People6,933 residentsin the Pilton, Butleigh & Alhampton census areaMedian age 52.82,879 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,353 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C921 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksTithe Barn, Manor Farm, Doultinghistoric site · 2.5 miBeard Hillhill · under a mileViaduct Quarryhistoric site · 2.8 miWhitstone Hillhill · 1.2 miFoxhole Gullyvalley · 1.4 miCharlton Viaductviaduct · 2.3 miMaesbury Castlecastle · 4.6 miKing's Hill Gullyvalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCollett Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 8 haPilton Community Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miJill's Closepark · 3.6 miFairfieldpark · 4.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197442 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,966 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalShepton Mallet Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryEvercreech Surgery1.6 miPharmacyEvercreech Pharmacy1.6 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice - Shepton Mallett2.3 miPolice stationShepton Mallet Police StationShepton Mallett2.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Evercreech, Evercreech1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryEvercreech Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 198 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWhitstoneages 11-16, 545 pupils2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationCastle Cary4.0 miBus stationBus StationWells5.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops16 within a mileCar parkTownsend Retail Car ParkShepton Mallet2.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationShepton Mallet1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA4 postcode district.
