Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:51 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:12 am – 4:02 pm
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People10,478 residentsin the Marshfield, Wick & Hawkesbury census areaMedian age 49.04,296 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,251 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C860 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 12 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)
Nearby landmarksHorton Courthistoric site · under a mileRoman Hill fort, Old Sodburyhistoric site · 1.3 miCoopers Lakelake · 2.6 miTanhouse Lakelake · 2.6 miBirch Hillhill · 1.2 miBroad Hillhill · 1.4 miHorton Busheswoodland · under a mileWalk Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChipping Sodbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 45 haThe Greenpark · 1.8 miColt's Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haMillennium Gardenpark · 2.1 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 197433 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202540 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Frenchay Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryTesco Instore Pharmacy2.9 miPharmacyChipping Sodbury Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationChipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.3 miCash machineCashpoint 3 East WalkBristol2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHorton CofE VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 34 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOld Sodbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-111.7 miSecondaryChipping Sodbury Schoolages 11-18, 775 pupils2.5 miCollegeSt Brendan's Sixth Form College11.8 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationYate3.6 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley8.5 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBristol2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS37 postcode district.
