Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:46 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:12 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,698 residentsin the Willersey, Chipping Campden & Blockley census areaMedian age 54.54,011 households68% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,883 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, professional and scientific services 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 50% go by car, 7% walk or cycle42% 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, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C704 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksUpper Waterlake · 1.0 miSisters Poollake · 1.5 miCadley Hillhill · 1.0 miDitchford Hillhill · 2.0 miLynch Coppicewoodland · under a mileAblers Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.1 miFreestyle 360sports ground · under a mileQueen Victoria Gardenspark · 2.3 mi · 3 haBlenheim Meadowpark · 2.5 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 3.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cotswolds Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryChipping Campden Surgery2.8 miPharmacyMoreton Pharmacy2.6 miDentist3 Ashbee House2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlockley Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 148 pupils1.1 miSecondaryChipping Campden Schoolages 11-18, 1,465 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX30 miRailway stationMoreton-in-Marsh2.6 miBus stationEvesham Bus Station10 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL56 postcode district.
