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Local servicesHospitalBerkeley Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySevern View Family Practice3.5 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3.6 miDentistBank Cottage Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre13.6 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationLydney4.0 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 15.5 miFerryLydney Harbour4.1 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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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS12 postcode district.

County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtBS12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:51 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:14 am – 4:02 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°C839 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksTidal Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miHill Pilltidal water · 1.1 miCount Laketidal water · 1.6 miSilt Lagoonpond · under a mileShepperdine Withybedwoodland · under a mileHenridge Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld Pleasure Gardenspark · 4.1 miHam Greenpark · 4.1 miBathurst Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197424 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202534 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.4 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 -3 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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