Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:08 am – 4:02 pm
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People5,889 residentsin the Salisbury Stratford census areaMedian age 50.12,553 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright16% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,820 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle69% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C846 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesCastle Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 43 haVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSt Mark's Open Spacepark · under a mileFisherton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haFive Rivers Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198444 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202447 mi away, Middlezoy, SomersetSource: 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,619 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital2.8 miGP surgerySalisbury Medical Practice10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTanday Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSarum Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 4 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth formSecondarySouth Wilts Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,200 pupilsunder a milePrimarySarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 214 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisburyages 7-11, 346 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBournemouth Airport BOH21 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS45 miRailway stationSalisburyunder a mileBus stationBus StationRomsey15 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks22 miBus stops156 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP1 postcode district.
