Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:49 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:10 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,696 residentsin the Haydon Wick census areaMedian age 50.63,048 households81% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,225 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C756 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksMouldon Hillhill · under a mileStubb's Hillhill · 2.4 miPeatmoor Lagoonpond · 1.5 miBattle Lakelake · 4.3 miPeatmoor Community Woodlandwoodland · 1.7 miThe Jubilee Lakelake · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMouldon Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 51 haShaw Forest Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 35 haBrook Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileMoredon Sporting Hubsports ground · under a mile · 13 haAkers Way Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,071 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryNorth Swindon Practice14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPriory Vale Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools24 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 special, 1 otherPrimaryHaydonleigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 540 pupilsright herePrimaryHaydon Wick Primary Schoolages 4-11, 261 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAbbey Park Schoolages 11-16, 1,193 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew College Swindon3.3 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationSwindon2.2 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury12 miBus stops113 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN2 postcode district.
