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County or areaSwindon
Postcode districtSN6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:48 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:10 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,368 residentsin the Highworth census areaMedian age 49.53,745 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,976 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C679 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHannington Hall, Wiltshirehistoric site · 1.5 miCastle Hillfortcastle · 3.0 miHampton Hillhill · under a mileCrouch Hillhill · 1.1 miBeckett Househistoric site · 3.6 miLittle Lakelake · 3.7 miThe Lakelake · 3.9 miThe Rookerywoodland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWrag Barn Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 57 haStanton Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 76 haHighworth Recreation Centresports ground · under a mile · 8 haRiverside Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 8 haPenhill Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,839 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryWestrop Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyHighworth Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistShrivenham Dental Centre3.7 miPolice stationSwindon Police Station3.8 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Brewery Street3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWestrop Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 369 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEastrop Infant Schoolages 2-7, 135 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHighworth Warneford Schoolages 11-16, 636 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew College Swindon5.6 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS47 miRailway stationSwindon5.7 miBus stops32 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSwindon3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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