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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA20
Telephone code01460
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:58 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:11 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,470 residentsin the Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas census areaMedian age 55.73,275 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,315 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% 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 higher15% 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 2°C1,093 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksLeigh Househistoric site · 1.8 miSnowdon Hillmountain · 2.4 miStorridge Hillhill · under a mileHoney Hillhill · 1.4 miBrockfield Bottomvalley · 1.6 miChard Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miFarway Marshwetland · 1.5 miBurridge Commonwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSnowden Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 6 haJocelyn Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haMitchell Gardenspark · 1.6 mi · 2 haForton Rangers Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haChard Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201919 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20262 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.3 · 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
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryAriel Healthcare - St. Marys2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyMortons Pharmacy Chard Holyrood Street2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistSpa Dental Practice1.8 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryTatworth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Andrew's CofE Primary Academyages 2-11, 120 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationAxminster5.1 miBus stationBus StationBridport12 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops20 within a mileCar park4 Combe Street ParkingChard1.8 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationChard1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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