Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryGlastonbury Health Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGlastonbury Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistJames Main Dental Partnershipright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 otherPrimarySt John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants Schoolages 2-7, 184 pupilsright herePrimarySt Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Dunstan's Schoolages 11-16, 529 pupilsunder a mileCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS16 miRailway stationCastle Cary8.9 miBus stationCoach ParkStreet1.8 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,640 residentsin the Glastonbury Town census areaMedian age 50.83,696 households63% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,558 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle63% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C817 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksChalice Hillhill · under a mileBushy Combevalley · under a mileWearyall Hillhill · under a mileClyce Holewater · under a mileBen Knowle Hillmountain · 3.9 miClyce Cornerwater · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAbbey Parkpark · under a mileWirrall Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haMerriman Parkpark · 2.0 miWood's Batch Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haGreenbank Poolsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197438 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,198 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
