Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:51 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:11 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,178 residentsin the Derry Hill & Hilmarton census areaMedian age 49.73,351 households76% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,133 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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°C771 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesWestmead Open Spacepark · 2.2 mi · 30 haStanley Park Sports Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 15 haBaydons Meadowpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haMonkton Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 12 haBowood Sports Groundsports ground · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197447 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202549 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,650 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSulis Hospital Bath Elective Surgical Hub2.9 miGP surgeryLodge Surgery1.9 miPharmacyPewsham Pharmacy1.9 miDentistLondon Road Dental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDerry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 206 pupils1.2 miSecondaryAbbeyfield Schoolages 11-19, 902 pupils1.5 miPrimaryKings Lodge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 298 pupils1.9 miCollegeWiltshire College and University Centre2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bath12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS29 miRailway stationChippenham2.5 miBus stationBus StationChippenham2.4 miFerryNetham Lock Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN15 postcode district.
