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 – 3:59 pm
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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°C731 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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 spacesMouldon Hill Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 51 haBrook Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 5 haLydiard Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 108 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
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
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryPurton Surgery1.9 miPharmacyPurton Pharmacy1.9 miDentistCs Dental1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purtonages 2-11, 318 pupils1.8 miPrimaryOakhurst Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 397 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBradon Forest Schoolages 11-16, 987 pupils1.9 miCollegeNew College Swindon6.2 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS40 miRailway stationSwindon4.9 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury10 miFerrySharpness Old Docks27 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN5 postcode district.
