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County or areaWiltshire
Postcode districtSN5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:49 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:11 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,238 residentsin the Lydiard Millicent & Purton census areaMedian age 42.03,233 households78% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,205 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C781 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksBattle Lakelake · 1.6 miPaven Hillhill · under a mileThe Jubilee Lakelake · 2.6 miMouldon Hillhill · 2.1 miBrockhurst Woodwoodland · 1.2 miPeatmoor Lagoonpond · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLydiard Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 108 haMouldon Hill Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 51 haShaw Forest Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 35 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200049 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,366 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryPurton Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPurton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCs Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBradon Forest Schoolages 11-16, 987 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purtonages 2-11, 318 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLydiard Millicent CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupils1.1 miCollegeNew College Swindon5.5 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS39 miRailway stationSwindon4.2 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury9.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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