Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:50 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:09 am – 4:00 pm
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People7,094 residentsin the Pewsey & Lockeridge census areaMedian age 51.73,218 households67% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright16% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,431 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 7°C, lows 1°C922 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 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 landmarksHuish Hillhill · under a mileWide Waterlake · 2.1 miOare Hillhill · 1.0 miVale of Pewseyvalley · 1.8 miHursley Bottomvalley · 1.8 miGopher Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWilcot Greenplaying field · 1.4 miPewsey Vale Rugby Football Clubsports ground · 1.8 mi · 3 haFyfieldpark · 3.2 miPriory Gardenspark · 4.1 miCooper's Meadowpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198642 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202442 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,308 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation158 m518 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 261 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSavernake Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryPewsey Surgery2.3 miPharmacyBoots2.3 miDentistPewsey Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryOare Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Francis Schoolages 1-13, 95 pupils1.6 miSecondaryPewsey Vale Schoolages 11-16, 330 pupils2.1 miCollegeNew College Swindon13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU35 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationPewsey2.0 miBus stationCrooks LaneUrchfont7.6 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN8 postcode district.
