Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:44 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:12 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,656 residentsin the Wellesbourne & Snitterfield census areaMedian age 46.44,548 households72% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,202 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C661 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksLower Poollake · 2.0 miUpper Poollake · 2.1 miMoreton Hillhill · under a mileAshorne Hillhill · 1.2 miCompton Poolswater · 2.2 miMoreton Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.8 miChapel Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
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)4,779 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeamington Spa Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryHastings House Surgery2.1 miPharmacyWellesbourne Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMoreton Morrell CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 116 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWellesbourne CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 465 pupils1.9 miSecondaryKineton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,082 pupils3.7 miCollegeWarwickshire College Group6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationLeamington Spa5.6 miBus stationBus StationWarwick5.7 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV35 postcode district.
