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County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtBS12
Telephone code01726
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:52 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:14 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,679 residentsin the Alveston, Olveston & Oldbury census areaMedian age 52.22,788 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,037 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C800 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksPriest Poollake · 1.5 miAust Cliffcliffs · under a mileAust Pilltidal water · under a mileRed Hillhill · 1.0 miCake Pilltidal water · under a mileBeachley Pointheadland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOldown Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 7 haThe Greenpark · 2.5 miTockington Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197422 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202539 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 6.5 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,865 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChepstow Community Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBeachley Medical Centre2.2 miPharmacyPilning Community Pharmacy2.5 miDentistChepstow Dental Centre2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOlveston Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 201 pupils1.9 miSecondaryMarlwood Schoolages 11-18, 510 pupils3.3 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre9.2 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationPilning2.8 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 14.0 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth7.4 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS12 postcode district.


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