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County or areaWiltshire
Postcode districtGL51
Telephone code01793
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:49 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:10 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,668 residentsin the Royal Wootton Bassett Town census areaMedian age 44.63,344 households65% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,784 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C770 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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: 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 landmarksThe Jubilee Lakelake · under a mileBrynard's Hillhill · under a mileBattle Lakelake · 3.3 miTemplar's Firswoodland · under a mileGrittenham Brookriver · 3.0 miTockenham Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileMorningside Meadows Nature Reservepark · 1.4 mi · 25 haLydiard Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 108 haLime Kiln Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haChurch Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198634 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202545 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)3,410 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryTinkers Lane Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGrants Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Bartholomew's Primary Academyages 4-11, 398 pupilsright hereSecondaryRoyal Wootton Bassett Academyages 11-18, 1,714 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLongleaze Primary Schoolages 4-11, 248 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew College Swindon6.2 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS37 miRailway stationSwindon5.1 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury8.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks28 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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