Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:50 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:10 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,569 residentsin the Ramsbury, Ogbournes & Avebury census areaMedian age 50.73,626 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,225 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, professional and scientific services 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C903 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksSalthrop Househistoric site · 2.5 miFiddler's Hillhill · under a mileSnow Hillhill · 1.1 miLegge Househistoric site · 3.2 miH5 Adventurewalk or trail · 2.4 miBowman's Woodwoodland · under a mileMarlborough Downshills · 3.0 miMarkham Bottomvalley · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBarbury Castle Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 55 haMorningside Meadows Nature Reservepark · 3.3 mi · 25 haToothill Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198636 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202550 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband20% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation182 m597 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 167 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryLangton House Rehab Unit3.5 miPharmacyJephson Pharmacy3.6 miDentistWichelstowe Dental Care4.6 miPolice stationWiltshire PoliceSwindon4.8 miCash machineBP - Show Meadow SF Connect4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBroad Hinton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 69 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBroad Town Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Ridgeway School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,616 pupils3.9 miCollegeNew College Swindon6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationSwindon6.2 miBus stationBus StationChippenham12 miBus stops8 within a mileEV charging3 Ferris House, Marden Avenue4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN4 postcode district.
