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County or areaSouth Gloucestershire
Postcode districtGL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:51 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:13 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,755 residentsin the Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton census areaMedian age 46.13,260 households79% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,543 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C865 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHuntingford Millhistoric site · 2.3 miChase Hillhill · under a mileTanhouse Lakelake · 2.2 miCoopers Lakelake · 2.6 miHorton Courthistoric site · 3.3 miBury Hillhill · 1.9 miSturt Brakewoodland · under a mileCherryrock Brakewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrinsham Fieldspark · 2.5 mi · 8 haThe Commonpark · 4.0 mi · 50 haGoose Green Fieldspark · 3.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197431 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202537 mi away, Malvern, WorcestershireSource: 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,596 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVale Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryHmp Leyhill2.9 miPharmacyNorth Yate Pharmacy3.2 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Leyhill2.9 miPolice stationChipping Sodbury Police Station - Avon And Somerset Police3.8 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Wotton Under Edge3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlexander Hosea Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsright hereSecondaryKatharine Lady Berkeley's Schoolages 11-18, 1,549 pupils3.0 miCollegeNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre12.4 miUniversityUniversity of the West of England, Bristol9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS20 miRailway stationYate3.9 miBus stationMay Lane Bus StationDursley6.3 miFerryLydney Harbour9.3 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBristol3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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