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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:56 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:11 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,463 residentsin the South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury census areaMedian age 54.73,416 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,317 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C745 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 15 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: 7 to 18°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 landmarksChurch of All Saints, Langporthistoric site · 2.5 miThe Hanging Chapelhistoric site · 2.5 miBurrow Hillhill · 1.8 miHambridge Mill Streamriver · 2.4 miBine Hillhill · 2.3 miAblake Clysewater · 2.3 miLong Load Bridgebridge · 2.6 miAsh Woodwoodland · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCockle Moorpark · 2.4 miCowleaze Meadowpark · 3.7 miCartgate Picnic Areapark · 4.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197446 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Petherton Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryLangport Surgery2.6 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistHill House Dental Surgery2.5 miPolice stationYeovil Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police8.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Martock, North Street3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKingsbury Episcopi Primary Schoolages 4-11, 119 pupils1.7 miSecondaryHuish Episcopi Academyages 11-18, 1,192 pupils2.5 miCollegeYeovil College8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS27 miRailway stationCrewkerne9.0 miBus stationBus StationYeovil9.2 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargeYeovil5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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