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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA22
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:55 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,923 residentsin the Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford census areaMedian age 39.92,511 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,607 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 30%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 53% go by car, 15% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C777 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 16°CONovember: 4 to 12°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksIlchester Friaryhistoric site · 2.6 miMill Streamriver · 1.5 miAbbey Farm Househistoric site · 3.5 miWimble Toot Castlecastle · 4.1 miLimington Hillhill · 1.8 miCombe Bottomvalley · 1.9 miManor Lakelake · 3.6 miAshington Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBirchfield Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 5 haYeovil Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 62 haRiverside Play Trailpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202616 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband85% 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)2,937 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYeovil District Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryHeron Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.4 miDentistHeron Dental Centre1.7 miPolice stationYeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police3.6 miCash machineSimply Fresh Yeovil Mudford Road (Disk)2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeYeovil College2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS27 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill3.2 miBus stationBus StationYeovil3.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeYeovil2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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