Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:57 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:13 am – 4:08 pm
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People7,167 residentsin the Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke census areaMedian age 47.02,956 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,470 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C1,022 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksKing's Castle, Wiveliscombecastle · 3.9 miBackside Woodwoodland · under a mileWillett Hill and Towerhistoric site · 3.7 miWhite Hillhill · 1.7 miThe Old House, Milvertonhistoric site · 3.8 miCombe Woodwoodland · under a mileBagborough Hillhill · 2.4 miGrub Bottomvalley · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHole Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202619 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,250 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryQuantock Vale Surgery1.6 miPharmacyNorton Fitzwarren Pharmacy4.4 miDentistChurch House Dental Clinic1.4 miPolice stationTaunton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police6.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bishops Lydeard, Bishops Lydeard1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLydeard St Lawrence Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 32 pupils1.5 miPrimaryBishops Lydeard Church Schoolages 2-11, 196 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKingsmead Academyages 11-16, 892 pupils4.9 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL23 miRailway stationBishop's LydeardBishops Lydeard1.6 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton6.1 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationTaunton6.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA4 postcode district.
