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 – 4:00 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, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 spacesCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 2.8 mi · 56 haNeigh Bridgepark · 3.2 mi · 8 haMouldon Hill Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 51 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
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
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Ashton Keynes1.4 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAshton Keynes Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.6 miSecondaryBradon Forest Schoolages 11-16, 987 pupils3.5 miCollegeCirencester College6.6 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS39 miRailway stationKemble5.8 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury8.7 miFerrySharpness Old Docks25 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN6 postcode district.
