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County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtBS12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:52 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:13 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,679 residentsin the Alveston, Olveston & Oldbury census areaMedian age 52.22,788 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,037 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C819 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Down Manorhistoric site · under a milePriest Poollake · 1.3 miEastcombe Hillhill · under a mileTockington Hillhill · under a mileSevern Bridgehistoric site · 3.1 miNew Severn Bridgebridge · 1.6 miMoors Woodwoodland · under a mileWormpits Brakewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTockington Greenpark · within reachOldown Country Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haScop Fieldpark · 1.4 miWoodhouse Parksports ground · under a mile · 14 haThornbury Golf Centregolf course · 1.7 mi · 78 haOaklands Rugby Football Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197424 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202539 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,865 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol5.1 miGP surgeryAlmondsbury Surgery1.6 miPharmacyAlveston Pharmacy1.7 miDentistAlmondsbury Dental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationPatchway Police CentreBristol3.4 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBristol2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialIndependentTockington Manor Schoolages 2-14, 245 pupilsright herePrimaryOlveston Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarlwood Schoolages 11-18, 510 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre7.8 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS15 miRailway stationPilning3.0 miBus stationChepstow Bus Station Stand 16.6 miFerryBristol Docks Ferry LandingAvonmouth7.8 miBus stops28 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBristol1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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