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County or areaWiltshire
Postcode districtSP4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:51 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:08 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,392 residentsin the Great Wishford, Woodford Valley & Porton census areaMedian age 51.22,708 households74% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,105 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 15%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% 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, 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°C800 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNational Trust - Figsbury Ringhistoric site · 1.6 miBattery Hillhill · 1.3 miSarum Castlecastle · 4.2 miAbbey of St. Mary and St. Melorhistoric site · 3.7 miStratford Sub Castlecastle · 4.5 miStock Bottomvalley · 2.9 miTower Hillhill · 3.2 miCusse's Gorsewoodland · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWilbury Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 35 haCastle Hill Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 43 haVillage Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198449 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Jan 201519 mi away, Winchester, HampshireSource: 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,861 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryPorton Surgeryunder a milePharmacySarum Pharmacy2.8 miDentistBishopdown Dental Practice3.6 miPolice stationAmesbury Police StationSalisbury3.6 miCash machineSerco Defence Science and Techunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySt Nicholas Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 139 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGomeldon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 122 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Joseph's Catholic Schoolages 11-16, 565 pupils3.7 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU20 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS46 miRailway stationSalisbury5.2 miBus stationBus Station DRTAndover12 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks21 miBus stops46 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationAmesbury3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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