Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:58 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People10,655 residentsin the Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland census areaMedian age 53.04,634 households78% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,883 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C991 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 47 haThe Parkpark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,979 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWellington & District Cottage Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryWellington Medical Centre2.5 miPharmacyWellington Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationWellington Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.6 miCash machineSGN Ltd - St John's Service Station (GFL), Taunton Deane2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryLangford Budville Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 32 pupils1.5 miPrimaryStawley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 46 pupils1.5 miSecondaryCourt Fields Schoolages 11-16, 861 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway5.4 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton8.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingGRIDSERVEWellington3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA21 postcode district.
