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Art Galleries 10 Aquariums 9 Lakes 9 Theatres 8 Holiday Parks 6 Museums 6 Park and Gardens 5 Golf Courses 5 Go Karting 3 Nature Reserves 3 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Stadiums 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital1.9 miGP surgerySouth Petherton Surgery1.9 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy South Petherton3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Crewkerne Dental Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryHinton St George Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupils1.3 miPrimarySouth Petherton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 156 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWadham Schoolages 11-16, 763 pupils3.0 miCollegeYeovil College8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS32 miRailway stationCrewkerne4.1 miBus stationBus StationYeovil8.4 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA13 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA13 postcode district.

County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA13
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min8:11 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,463 residentsin the South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury census areaMedian age 54.73,416 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,317 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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 3°C938 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksEggwood Hillhill · 1.1 miCombe Hillhill · 1.6 miCombe Bottomvalley · 1.8 miFord's Croft Goilvalley · 2.1 miCulliford's Holewater · 2.2 miSpring Bottomwater · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCowleaze Meadowpark · 2.0 miHam Hill Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 140 haWhitfield Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSt Michael's Community Orchardpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201915 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20267 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Go Karting

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Nature Reserves

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