Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:51 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:12 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,690 residentsin the Wotton-under-Edge & Kingswood census areaMedian age 48.03,675 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,211 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C919 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksSomerset Monument, Hawkesbury Uptonhistoric site · 2.7 miHammouth Hillhill · under a mileWinner Hillhill · 1.1 miOzleworth Bottomvalley · under a mileMuscovy Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSeven Springswater · 1.2 miJoyce's Poollake · 2.9 miBinley Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLasborough Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 33 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miUley Millennium Greenpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197435 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202536 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,809 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 207 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Vale Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryCulverhay Surgery2.5 miPharmacyWotton Family Pharmacy2.6 miDentistChipping Manor Dental Practice - Wotton-Under-Edge2.5 miPolice stationDursley Police Station5.7 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Wotton Under Edge2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHillesley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 49 pupils1.6 miPrimaryLeighterton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 116 pupils1.8 miSecondaryKatharine Lady Berkeley's Schoolages 11-18, 1,549 pupils2.9 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College9.6 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS24 miRailway stationCam & Dursley7.3 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley5.0 miFerrySharpness Old Docks11 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsWotton Under Edge2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL12 postcode district.
