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County or areaWiltshire
Postcode districtSP5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:50 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:11 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,105 residentsin the Somerford, Dauntsey & Minety census areaMedian age 51.32,470 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,985 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%, construction 8%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 44% go by car, 4% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C800 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 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 landmarksGrittenham Brookriver · under a mileRamps Hillhill · under a mileThe Jubilee Lakelake · 2.8 miBattle Lakelake · 2.9 miSundays Hillhill · 1.4 miTockenham Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrinkworth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 53 haLydiard Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 108 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miMorningside Meadows Nature Reservepark · 4.4 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 25 Feb 197450 mi away, NewportMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 5 Feb 202543 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,580 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRidgeway Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryNew Court Surgery3.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3.0 miDentistWootton Bassett Dental Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBrinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primaryages 4-11, 136 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRoyal Wootton Bassett Academyages 11-18, 1,714 pupils2.9 miCollegeNew College Swindon8.9 miUniversityRoyal Agricultural University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS35 miRailway stationSwindon7.7 miBus stationHigh StreetMalmesbury5.9 miFerrySharpness Old Docks25 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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