Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:58 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:14 am – 4:08 pm
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People7,167 residentsin the Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke census areaMedian age 47.02,956 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,470 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,028 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksWillett Hillhill · under a mileWhite Hillhill · 1.5 miCombe Bottomvalley · 1.4 miElworthy Combevalley · 2.0 miBirch Woodwoodland · under a mileGaulden Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201443 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202622 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,250 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWilliton Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryLister House Partnership3.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.0 miDentistChurch House Dental Clinic4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLydeard St Lawrence Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 32 pupils1.7 miSecondaryKingsmead Academyages 11-16, 892 pupils3.1 miCollegeUniversity Centre Somerset College Group13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL22 miRailway stationBishop's LydeardBishops Lydeard4.3 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton8.9 miFerryMinehead Harbour12 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TA4 postcode district.
