Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:52 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:10 am – 4:02 pm
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People8,044 residentsin the Staverton, Hilperton & Semington census areaMedian age 44.63,311 households74% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,066 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C738 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January46 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)
Nearby landmarksStourton Waterlake · 1.8 miHag Hillhill · 1.4 miHilperton Marshwetland · under a mileArnold's Hillhill · 2.6 miGreen Lane Woodwoodland · 1.1 miDawes Pondpond · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBiss Meadowspark · 1.2 mi · 15 haTrowbridge Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haTrowbridge Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 8 haSouthwick Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 54 haStallard Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haTrowbridge Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197446 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)3,402 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Melksham Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryTurning Point Trowbridge4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyPaxcroft Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTrowbridge Dental Centre1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryHilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Mead Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 489 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Augustine's Catholic Collegeages 11-18, 912 pupils1.8 miCollegeBath College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bath7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS23 miRailway stationTrowbridge1.5 miBus stationChapel Knapp Farm5.6 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA14 postcode district.
