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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People6,105 residentsin the Somerford, Dauntsey & Minety census areaMedian age 51.32,470 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,985 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%, construction 8%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 44% go by car, 4% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C799 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 14 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 · 3.2 mi · 56 haNeigh Bridgepark · 2.9 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202540 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,580 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Ashton Keynes2.6 miPharmacyPurton Pharmacy3.7 miDentistCs Dental4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMinety Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 108 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBradon Forest Schoolages 11-16, 987 pupils4.1 miCollegeCirencester College7.2 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS36 miRailway stationKemble5.4 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury6.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks24 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN16 postcode district.
