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County or areaWiltshire
Postcode districtSN15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:51 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:10 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,531 residentsin the Corsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock census areaMedian age 46.35,855 households68% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 6,502 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C863 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksLeech Poollake · 1.5 miSilverlands Lakelake · 1.9 miBowood Househistoric site · 2.7 miStanley Abbeyhistoric site · 3.3 miNocketts Hillhill · 1.4 miGriffin's Woodwoodland · under a milePowney's Woodwoodland · under a mileClark's Hillhill · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWestmead Open Spacepark · 2.9 mi · 30 haHilltop Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 7 haBaydons Meadowpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197447 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202436 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,658 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Melksham Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryLodge Surgery2.8 miPharmacyPewsham Pharmacy2.8 miDentistBath Road (Dental Surgery)3.1 miPolice stationWiltshire PoliceChippenham3.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Melksham2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLacock Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 65 pupils1.5 miSecondaryAbbeyfield Schoolages 11-19, 902 pupils3.0 miCollegeWiltshire College and University Centre3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bath10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS27 miRailway stationMelksham3.0 miBus stationChapel Knapp Farm3.4 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingEV Car Charging PointsMelksham2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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