Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:52 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:13 am – 4:02 pm
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People12,709 residentsin the Pucklechurch & Westerleigh census areaMedian age 38.55,040 households74% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 6,519 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C842 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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)
Nearby landmarksCoopers Lakelake · 1.7 miBitterwell Lakelake · 2.0 miBeech Hillhill · under a mileBrandy Bottom Collieryhistoric site · 3.4 miCopp Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Marle Hillshills · 2.4 miRoman Hill fort, Old Sodburyhistoric site · 4.2 miHuckford Viaductviaduct · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · under a mile · 50 haNew Lodge Orchardpark · under a mileGoose Green Fieldspark · under a mile · 3 haSunnyside Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileParish Meadowsplaying field · 1.1 miJubilee Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 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 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 9.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Frenchay Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySkylark Rehabilitation Unit10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAbbotswood Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistApple Dental Practice1.1 miPolice stationChipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police2.1 miCash machineRontec - Yate Bridge, Yateunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryNorth Road Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIron Acton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 98 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBrimsham Green Schoolages 11-19, 1,095 pupils1.2 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre8.5 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS16 miRailway stationYateunder a mileBus stationBus StationBristol8.5 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal7.7 miBus stops49 within a mileEV chargingYate Park and Rideunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS37 postcode district.
