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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,289 residentsin the Dowslands & Blackdown census areaMedian age 51.73,458 households80% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,876 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C857 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January34 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°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 landmarksSt Joseph's Convent, Tauntonhistoric site · 1.8 miMasonic Hall, Tauntonhistoric site · 2.0 miSteps Waterlake · 2.4 miTrull Waterfallswalk or trail · 1.6 miCotlake Hillhill · 1.3 miStoke Hillhill · 1.7 miOld Combevalley · 2.1 miOrchard Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTaunton and Pickeridge Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 39 haTrull Greenpark · 1.9 miGoodland Gardenspark · 2.2 miQueen's Acreplaying field · 1.2 miHigher Holway Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197445 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202611 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 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,514 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTrinity Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryVasectomy Clinic7 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistWhyman House Dental Practice1.3 miPolice stationTaunton Police Station2.1 miCash machineCash machine 64A East StreetTaunton2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryBishop Fox's Schoolages 11-16, 1,123 pupils1.4 miPrimaryThurlbear Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 210 pupils1.4 miPrimaryHolway Park Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 335 pupils1.6 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationTaunton2.6 miBus stationBus StationTaunton2.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops13 within a mileCar parkDuke Street Car ParkTaunton2.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationTaunton1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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