Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
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People5,766 residentsin the Curry Rivel & Fivehead census areaMedian age 52.22,484 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,522 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle34% 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°C748 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksSwell Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.4 miHambridge Mill Streamriver · 1.5 miFivehead Hillhill · 1.0 miSwell Woodwoodland · under a mileBurton Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCockle Moorpark · 3.6 miCowleaze Meadowpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197445 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202610 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryNorth Curry3.1 miPharmacyBoots3.9 miDentistDental Design LTD3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCurry Rivel Church of England VC Primary Schoolages 2-11, 183 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils4.3 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS27 miRailway stationTaunton8.7 miBus stationBus StationTaunton8.8 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA3 postcode district.
