Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:52 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:11 am – 4:03 pm
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People5,945 residentsin the Winsley, Westwood & Holt census areaMedian age 51.92,585 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,668 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: education 14%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 42% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C854 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)
Nearby landmarksWestwood Manorhistoric site · under a mileFriary, Somersethistoric site · 1.1 miAvoncliff Aqueductbridge · under a mileTown Bridgebridge · 1.5 miSham Castlecastle · 4.2 miLimpley Stoke Viaductviaduct · 2.2 miBecky Addy Woodwoodland · under a mileIford Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWestwood Parkpark · within reachBarton Farmpark · under a mile · 11 haWestbury Gardenspark · 1.4 miVictory Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miBradford on Avon Golf Coursegolf course · 1.8 mi · 10 haBearfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197442 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband28% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Martins Hospital (Bath)4.4 miGP surgeryDorothy Hse Lymphoedema Aqp6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSt. Margarets Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miPolice stationWiltshire PoliceTrowbridge3.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bradford on Avon, Kingston Road1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWestwood-with-Iford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 43 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWinsley CoE VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 138 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Laurence Schoolages 11-18, 1,378 pupils1.5 miCollegeBath College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bath3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS19 miRailway stationAvoncliffunder a mileBus stationBus StationBath City Centre4.6 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops28 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationBradford-on-Avon1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA15 postcode district.
