Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:48 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:13 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,107 residentsin the Winchcombe & Washbourne census areaMedian age 53.44,128 households73% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,102 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C719 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksDixton Hillhill · under a mileWoolstone Hillhill · under a mileDixton Woodwoodland · under a milePrescott Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Pondpond · 2.6 miCharlton Poollake · 5.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWinchcombe Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 6 haHomelands Allotments Westallotments · 1.8 miPittville Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,776 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 223 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWinchcombe Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryCleevelands Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyBadham Pharmacy2.3 miDentistMedical Centre2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryGotherington Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.1 miPrimaryGretton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCleeve Schoolages 11-18, 1,903 pupils2.5 miCollegeGloucestershire College12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationAshchurch for Tewkesbury3.9 miBus stationRoyal WellCheltenham5.5 miFerrySharpness Old Docks26 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL20 postcode district.
