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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,289 residentsin the Dowslands & Blackdown census areaMedian age 51.73,458 households80% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,876 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C864 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStoke Hillhill · under a mileThurlbear Woodwoodland · under a mileMoor Coppicewoodland · under a mileSteps Waterlake · 3.5 miThorn Hillhill · 2.0 miOld Combevalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTaunton and Pickeridge Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 39 haCrufts Meadowpark · 2.8 miHigher Holway Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miBlackbrook Pavillonsports ground · 1.9 mi · 7 haTrull Greenpark · 3.2 miGoodland Gardenspark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,514 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital@Home (Site Code)2.2 miGP surgeryVasectomy Clinic3 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyBoots2.0 miDentistAshfords2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryThurlbear Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupilsright hereSecondaryBishop Fox's Schoolages 11-16, 1,123 pupils2.4 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationTaunton3.5 miBus stationBus StationTaunton3.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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