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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People8,178 residentsin the Derry Hill & Hilmarton census areaMedian age 49.73,351 households76% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,133 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C795 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksHighway Hillhill · under a mileHighway Gullyvalley · under a mileCalstone and Cherhill Downshistoric site · 2.8 miClevancy Hillhill · 1.0 miThe Lansdowne Monumenthistoric site · 3.2 miSabre Lakelake · 3.1 miClevancy Woodwoodland · under a mileCliffansty Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.3 miCastlefields Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 6 haThe Meadpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198639 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202549 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,650 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryLyneham Medical Centre2.8 miPharmacyLyneham Pharmacy3.4 miDentistLyneham Dental Centre2.8 miPolice stationWiltshire PoliceSwindon5.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Lyneham2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHilmarton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKingsbury Green Academyages 11-18, 1,077 pupils3.9 miCollegeWiltshire College and University Centre7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS34 miRailway stationChippenham7.6 miBus stationBus StationChippenham7.5 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationSwindon2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN11 postcode district.
