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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,133 residentsin the Cannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey census areaMedian age 52.33,074 households77% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,252 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C995 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°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 landmarksFyne Courthistoric site · 1.7 miThe Lakelake · 1.7 miHawkridge Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miTemple Of Harmonyhistoric site · 2.5 miWind Downhill · under a mileHolwell Combevalley · under a mileBroomfield Hillhill · under a mileWatery Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201448 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband16% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,320 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation202 m663 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Musgrove Park Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryQuantock Medical Centre3.2 miPharmacyNorth Petherton Pharmacy5.0 miDentistChurch House Dental Clinic4.0 miPolice stationBridgwater Police Station5.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bishops Lydeard, Bishops Lydeard4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEnmore Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 144 pupils1.7 miPrimarySpaxton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBrymore Academyages 11-17, 327 pupils3.7 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL22 miRailway stationBishop's LydeardBishops Lydeard4.5 miBus stationBus StationBridgwater5.9 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal6.5 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationBridgwater5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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