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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People7,879 residentsin the Malmesbury, Crudwell & Oaksey census areaMedian age 44.63,355 households64% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright15% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,944 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 44% go by car, 13% walk or cycle50% 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, 4% 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°C792 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 spacesOaksey Park Golf and Leisuregolf course · under a mile · 25 haOaksey Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haNeigh Bridgepark · 1.6 mi · 8 haCotswold Country Park and Beachpark · 2.4 mi · 56 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202537 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCirencester Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryKemble Surgery2.3 miPharmacySouth Cerney Pharmacy4.2 miDentistDental Surgery4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOaksey CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCirencester College5.2 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationKemble2.7 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury5.4 miFerrySharpness Old Docks21 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN16 postcode district.
