Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:49 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:11 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,814 residentsin the Cricklade & Ashton Keynes census areaMedian age 50.52,937 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,227 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C733 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesMouldon Hill Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 51 haBrook Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 5 haCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 4.5 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,131 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFairford Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryCricklade Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistPriory Vale Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentCricklade Manor Prepages 2-11, 255 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Sampson's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 282 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGreat Western Academyages 11-18, 1,039 pupils2.4 miCollegeNew College Swindon7.0 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationSwindon5.9 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury11 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN6 postcode district.
