Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:48 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:10 am – 3:58 pm
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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, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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)
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 8 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 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
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
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryLechlade Medical Centre1.3 miPharmacyLechlade Pharmacy1.1 miDentistBurford Street (Dental Surgery)1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Lawrence Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 151 pupils1.1 miSecondaryHighworth Warneford Schoolages 11-16, 636 pupils3.6 miCollegeNew College Swindon8.8 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS48 miRailway stationSwindon8.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN6 postcode district.
