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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:54 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:10 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,344 residentsin the Bruton, Brewham & Cucklington census areaMedian age 47.42,212 households67% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,452 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 52% go by car, 11% walk or cycle44% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C934 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKenwalch's Castlecastle · 1.3 miStavordale Prioryhistoric site · 1.2 miPen Forestforest · under a mileNew Lakelake · 1.2 miStourheadhistoric site · 2.1 miTurner's Paddock Lakelake · 1.6 miHart Hillhill · under a mileBottle's Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesZeals Greenpark · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201928 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202629 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,329 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation202 m663 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 231 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWincanton Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgerySilton Surgery1.6 miPharmacyWincanton Pharmacy3.2 miDentistThe Wincanton Smile Centre3.1 miPolice stationWincanton Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police3.3 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Mere The Square, The Square3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt George's Church of England School, Bourtonages 2-11, 142 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWhitesheet Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 52 pupils1.6 miSecondaryKing Arthur's Schoolages 11-16, 450 pupils3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationBruton4.6 miBus stationHospitalFrome11 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal27 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWincanton3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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