Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:52 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:12 am – 4:03 pm
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People9,713 residentsin the Staple Hill South & Kingswood North West census areaMedian age 38.44,236 households64% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright13% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,031 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 55% go by car, 7% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C888 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 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 landmarksSiston Hill Collieryhistoric site · 1.2 miKingswood Abbey Gatehousehistoric site · 1.6 miOld Derry Hillwalk or trail · under a mileCharn Hillhill · under a mileCockshot Hillhill · under a mileLantern Bottomvalley · 1.1 miBitterwell Lakelake · 3.0 miMagpie Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSiston Commonpark · under a mile · 34 haPage Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haOldbury Court Estatepark · 1.4 mi · 48 haLees Hill Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haPomphrey Hill Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 16 haStaple Hill and Districts Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197429 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,452 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Cossham Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySouth Gloucestershire Cldt21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWillows Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPhoenix Dental Staple Hillunder a milePolice stationStaple Hill Police StationBristolunder a mileCash machinePound Road Bristol (Central Convenience)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools33 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 5 special, 2 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryThe Tynings Primary Schoolages 3-11, 274 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKings' Forest Primary Schoolages 3-11, 451 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMangotsfield Schoolages 11-16, 1,191 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Brendan's Sixth Form College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS11 miRailway stationStapleton RoadEaston3.0 miBus stationBus StationBristol4.2 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal2.9 miBus stops173 within a mileCar parkBeechwood Road Car ParkBristol1.3 miEV chargingPage Road Short Stay Car Park4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BS16 postcode district.
