Local servicesHospitalVale Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryFrampton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyShaunak's Pharmacy3.7 miDentistWoodcock Lane Dental Practice3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLakefield CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 217 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitminster Endowed Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupils1.1 miSecondaryMaidenhill Schoolages 11-16, 714 pupils3.7 miCollegeSouth Gloucestershire and Stroud College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Gloucestershire14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationCam & Dursley3.8 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley6.3 miFerrySharpness Old Docks6.2 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL2 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:50 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:13 am – 4:01 pm
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People7,799 residentsin the Frampton, Whitminster & Eastington census areaMedian age 48.23,164 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,910 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C767 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksWick's Poollake · under a mileFarm Poollake · under a mileHock Cliffcliffs · 1.6 miHock Ditchtidal water · 1.1 miFrampton Pilltidal water · 1.3 miNebrow Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haFieldcourt Drive Open Spacepark · 4.5 mi · 6 haQuedgeley Local Nature Reservepark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202525 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,954 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
