Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:49 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:10 am – 3:59 pm
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People10,334 residentsin the Groundwell & Abbey Meads census areaMedian age 38.93,931 households78% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright4% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 5,794 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C757 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 · 1.3 mi · 51 haBrook Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haPenhill Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 13 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileGrove Garden Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMoredon Sporting Hubsports ground · 1.5 mi · 13 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 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,000 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital5.3 miGP surgerySwicc And Community Services11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPriory Vale Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 7 specialPrimaryBridlewood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupilsright herePrimaryCatherine Wayte Primary Schoolages 4-11, 339 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAbbey Park Schoolages 11-16, 1,193 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNew College Swindon3.6 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS42 miRailway stationSwindon2.6 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury13 miBus stops107 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN25 postcode district.
