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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:11 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,088 residentsin the Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville census areaMedian age 53.84,022 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,191 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C785 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLane End Poollake · 1.0 miDimmer Hillhill · 1.0 miBlackworthy Hillhill · 1.0 miHadspen house and gardenhistoric site · 3.2 miWimble Toot Castlecastle · 3.9 miBrue Covertswoodland · under a mileAsh Bedwoodland · under a mileCadbury Castlecastle · 4.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWheathill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 48 haFairfieldpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haStocks Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197445 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,418 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalButleigh Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryMillbrook Surgery, Castle Cary2.0 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistBramcote Dental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationShepton Mallet Police StationShepton Mallett7.0 miCash machineBarclays ATMSomerset2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLovington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 35 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAnsford Academyages 11-16, 469 pupils2.3 miCollegeYeovil College10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS21 miRailway stationCastle Cary2.0 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet8.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingGridserveYeovil3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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