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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA19
Telephone code01729
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:57 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,765 residentsin the Ilminster & Horton census areaMedian age 50.94,009 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C904 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 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 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 landmarksForest Plantationforest · 1.2 miMitchell's Hillhill · under a mileHerne Hillhill · 1.3 miSnowdon Hillmountain · 4.2 miBarrington Courthistoric site · 4.2 miStovard Coppicewoodland · 1.2 miFir Poundwoodland · 1.2 miChard Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMonks Yardsports ground · under a mileDonyatt Recreational Areaplaying field · under a mileJocelyn Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 4.4 mi · 2 haCowleaze Meadowpark · 4.4 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 197449 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20265 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryChurch View Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMinster Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Ile Dental Centre1.7 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police4.3 miCash machineShell Ilminster (068)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 otherPrimaryNeroche Primary Schoolages 2-11, 233 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHerne View Church of England Primaryages 4-11, 401 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils4.1 miCollegeYeovil College13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS33 miRailway stationCrewkerne8.4 miBus stationBus StationTaunton9.0 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationIlminster2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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