Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Melksham Hospital5.3 miGP surgerySt Margaret's Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSt. Margarets Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryFitzmaurice Primary Schoolages 4-11, 280 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church Church of England Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 403 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Laurence Schoolages 11-18, 1,378 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBath College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bath4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationBradford-on-AvonBradford on Avonunder a mileBus stationSouth Wraxall TurnKingsdown4.0 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops81 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:52 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:11 am – 4:02 pm
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People10,406 residentsin the Bradford-on-Avon census areaMedian age 49.84,771 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,596 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C784 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesWestbury Gardenspark · under a mileBarton Farmpark · under a mile · 11 haBradford on Avon Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 10 haVictory Fieldplaying field · under a mileWestwood Parkpark · 1.5 miBearfield Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197443 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,937 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
