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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:13 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,665 residentsin the Stockmoor & North Petherton census areaMedian age 40.04,696 households71% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,967 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 9°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 11 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileCoombe Bottomvalley · under a mileNoah's Hillhill · 1.6 miHuntstile Bottomvalley · 2.1 miThe Lakelake · 3.8 miSwan's Neckwater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrufts Meadowpark · 3.0 miLyngford Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 2 haSt Matthew's Fieldpark · 3.9 mi · 6 haSource: 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 197440 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202615 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital@Home (Site Code)4.0 miGP surgeryNorth Petherton Surgery1.9 miPharmacyNorth Petherton Pharmacy1.9 miDentistNorth Petherton Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryNorth Newton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils1.5 miPrimaryNorth Petherton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 409 pupils1.9 miSecondaryMonkton Wood Academyages 11-18, 1,267 pupils2.6 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS26 miRailway stationTaunton4.2 miBus stationBus StationBridgwater4.5 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal5.5 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA2 postcode district.


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