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County or areaSomerset
Postcode districtTA20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:58 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:12 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,470 residentsin the Tatworth & Combe St Nicholas census areaMedian age 55.73,275 households80% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,315 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle45% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,122 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksLaps Waterlake · under a mileSnowdon Hillmountain · 1.9 miGreat Hillhill · under a mileCleave Hillhill · under a mileRoyston Lakelake · 3.7 miForest Plantationforest · 3.3 miSpittle Pondpond · 1.4 miThe Downswoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnowden Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 6 haMitchell Gardenspark · 2.7 mi · 2 haJocelyn Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201916 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20265 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband74% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 235 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChard & District Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryAriel Healthcare2.8 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistSpa Dental Practice2.9 miPolice stationChard Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police3.0 miCash machineShell Ilminster (068)4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCombe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupils1.3 miPrimaryBuckland St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 54 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHolyrood Academyages 11-18, 1,282 pupils2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT20 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS37 miRailway stationAxminster7.8 miBus stationBus StationTaunton9.3 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops4 within a mileCar park4 Combe Street ParkingChard2.8 miEV chargingbp PulseChard2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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