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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA2 postcode district.

County or areaBristol Avon
Postcode districtBA2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:53 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:12 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,572 residentsin the Saltford, Farmborough & Timsbury census areaMedian age 51.34,017 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,446 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C905 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBurnbush Hillhill · under a mileFlowers Hillhill · under a mileScotland Bottomvalley · 1.4 miCharlton Bottomvalley · 1.5 miIlsyngrovewoodland · under a mileOld Mill Streamriver · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStockwood Open Spacepark · under a mile · 44 haWhitchurch Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haMowberry Road Open Spacepark · under a mileKnowle Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haHengrove Park Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 40 haWhittock Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197429 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202641 mi away, Chard, 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 8.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,129 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead South Bristol Community Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryStockwood Medical Centre21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBristol Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHollway Dental Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 3 special, 3 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryWoodlands Academyages 3-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bernadette Catholic Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 753 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 268 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSt Brendan's Sixth Form College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Bristol3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS7.2 miRailway stationBedminster2.4 miBus stationBus StationBristol3.5 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal2.6 miBus stops105 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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