Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People7,973 residentsin the Taunton Galmington & Trull census areaMedian age 48.73,419 households81% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright3% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,681 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 28%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle74% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C851 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesTrull Greenpark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · within reach · 3 haVivary Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 24 haGoodland Gardenspark · 1.8 miMillennum Gardenpark · 1.8 miGalmington Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 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 202612 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,899 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryCollege Way Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistParkfield Surgeries1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryTrull Church of England VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 244 pupilsright hereIndependentQueen's Collegeages 3-19, 613 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Fox's Schoolages 11-16, 1,123 pupils1.5 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT22 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL30 miRailway stationTaunton2.3 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton1.7 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA3 postcode district.
