Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:56 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:12 am – 4:07 pm
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People9,965 residentsin the Ham Hill & Merriott census areaMedian age 52.64,447 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle55% 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 higher16% 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 9°C, lows 2°C717 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksAthelney Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · 1.0 miSandpits Cornerwater · under a mileSowy River Flood Relief Channelriver · 2.9 miSwan's Neckwater · 2.2 miCoombe Bottomvalley · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrufts Meadowpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197441 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202614 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,736 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBridgwater Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryNorth Curry2.9 miPharmacyNorth Petherton Pharmacy3.7 miDentistNorth Petherton Dental Practice3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryStoke St Gregory Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 57 pupils1.5 miSecondaryRobert Blake Academyages 11-164.9 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS25 miRailway stationBridgwater5.1 miBus stationBus StationBridgwater5.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal6.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA14 postcode district.
