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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,289 residentsin the Dowslands & Blackdown census areaMedian age 51.73,458 households80% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,876 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C869 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAbbey Hillhill · under a mileBarrington Hillhill · 1.3 miBickenhall Woodwoodland · 1.1 miMiddleroom Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSt Joseph's Convent, Tauntonhistoric site · 4.6 miForest Plantationforest · 3.7 miSt Margaret's Almshouseshistoric site · 4.7 miTop Lakelake · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLady Alice Gore Memorial Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miCrufts Meadowpark · 4.5 miTrull Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197447 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20268 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,514 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital@Home (Site Code)4.1 miGP surgeryChurch View Medical Centre3.4 miPharmacyBoots3.9 miDentistWhyman House Dental Practice4.1 miPolice stationTaunton Police Station5.0 miCash machineShell Ilminster (068)4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThurlbear Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupils1.8 miPrimaryHatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 33 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBishop Fox's Schoolages 11-16, 1,123 pupils4.3 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationTaunton5.4 miBus stationBus StationTaunton5.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal13 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationTaunton4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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