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County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtBS12
Telephone code01730
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:52 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:13 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C797 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 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 · 1.8 miRound Hillhill · under a mileNewman's Hillhill · under a mileBilsom Withy Bedwoodland · under a mileOld Withy Bedwoodland · under a mileAust Cliffcliffs · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.5 miScop Fieldpark · 1.6 miTockington Greenpark · 1.8 miThe Wave Inland Surfing Lagoonsports ground · 1.5 mi · 10 haOaklands Rugby Football Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197423 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202541 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 7.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol5.0 miGP surgeryPilning Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPilning Community Pharmacy1.6 miDentistAlmondsbury Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primaryages 2-11, 147 pupils1.4 miPrimaryAlmondsbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 308 pupils1.6 miSecondaryPatchway Community Schoolages 11-18, 854 pupils2.4 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre7.1 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS14 miRailway stationPilning1.2 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 56.0 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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