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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtBA5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:55 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:12 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,473 residentsin the Draycott, Westbury & Wookey census areaMedian age 50.33,518 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,832 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 9°C, lows 2°C820 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 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 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 landmarksFenny Castlecastle · 1.1 miBen Knowle Hillmountain · 1.7 miKing Arthur's Tombhistoric site · 2.3 miWhite Spring Well & Templehistoric site · 2.4 miFenny Castle Hillhill · 1.1 miHarter's Hillhill · 1.3 miBushy Combevalley · 2.1 miHembury Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWirrall Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 6 haAbbey Parkpark · 2.5 miCathedral Greenpark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197437 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202624 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Mendip Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryGlastonbury Health Centre2.2 miPharmacyGlastonbury Pharmacy2.3 miDentistGlastonbury Dac2.2 miPolice stationWells Police Station2.3 miCash machineRadstock Co-op - Glastonbury (TTW)2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCoxley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 70 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWookey Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils2.0 miSecondarySt Dunstan's Schoolages 11-16, 529 pupils2.0 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS14 miRailway stationCastle Cary9.0 miBus stationBus StationWells2.7 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkButt Close Car ParkGlastonbury2.2 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStreet3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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