Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:56 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,415 residentsin the Stoford & the Cokers census areaMedian age 52.62,450 households74% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,446 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C861 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWest Lakelake · 1.3 miChapel Hillhill · under a mileWoodhouse Hillhill · under a mileForester's Gullyvalley · 1.2 miPit Pondpond · under a mileThe Combevalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHam Hill Country Parkpark · under a mile · 140 haOak Tree Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 5 haYeovil Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 62 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201917 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,618 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYeovil District Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWest Coker Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistStoke Dental2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAll Saints Church Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingfisher Primary Schoolages 2-11, 265 pupils1.1 miSecondaryStanchester Academyages 11-16, 829 pupils1.6 miCollegeYeovil College3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS31 miRailway stationYeovil Pen Mill4.0 miBus stationBus StationYeovil3.4 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BA22 postcode district.
