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County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtBS37
Telephone codeNot listed
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 – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,755 residentsin the Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton census areaMedian age 46.13,260 households79% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,543 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C850 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCoopers Lakelake · 1.0 miTanhouse Lakelake · 1.2 miBury Hillhill · 1.6 miBeech Hillhill · 1.8 miRoman Hill fort, Old Sodburyhistoric site · 3.9 miThe Marle Hillshills · 2.6 miHorton Courthistoric site · 4.2 miGoose Greenwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 50 haGoose Green Fieldspark · under a mile · 3 haNew Lodge Orchardpark · under a mileChipping Sodbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 45 haSunnyside Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 miParish Meadowsplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197430 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202540 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,596 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Frenchay Hospital5.6 miGP surgerySkylark Rehabilitation Unit9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNorth Yate Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistApple Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationChipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.1 miCash machineSGN Ltd - Iron Acton (TGC), Near Yateunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryNorth Road Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrimsham Green Schoolages 11-19, 1,095 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTyndale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre9.4 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS17 miRailway stationYateunder a mileBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley9.4 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal8.7 miBus stops60 within a mileEV chargingYate Park and Ride1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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