Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:07 am – 4:02 pm
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People9,500 residentsin the Laverstock, Bodenham & Coombe Bissett census areaMedian age 39.83,796 households63% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright16% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,758 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C848 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksKitt's Islandisland · under a mileSt John's Islandisland · 1.1 miMiddle Carrierwater · under a mileAshley Hillhill · under a mileHarnham Hillhill · 1.5 miWest Harnham Millstreamwater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurchill Gardenspark · under a mile · 9 haGreen Croftpark · 1.4 miCastle Hill Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 43 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198444 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202448 mi away, Middlezoy, 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,425 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBath, Swindon And Wiltshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre13 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCoombe Dental Care Limited1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 3 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryLongford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Martin's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 141 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,193 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH19 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS47 miRailway stationSalisbury1.9 miBus stationBus StationRomsey13 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks19 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP5 postcode district.
