Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:53 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:10 am – 4:04 pm
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People6,750 residentsin the Mere & East Knoyle census areaMedian age 55.53,074 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,959 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% walk or cycle35% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C996 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesZeals Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197449 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% 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)3,346 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation216 m709 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 183 to 246 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWincanton Community Hospital6.2 miGP surgerySilton Surgery3.6 miPharmacyMere Pharmacy3.6 miDentistMere Dental Practice3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS24 miRailway stationBruton5.3 miBus stationHospitalFrome7.6 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA12 postcode district.
