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Ditcheat Facts

Area	14.9 km²
Population	811
Male Population	385 (47.5%)
Female Population	426 (52.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+17.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.2%
Median Age	48 years (Male: 48.3, Female: 47.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$36,420 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Ditcheat Hill
Local Time
Timezone	British Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.12394, -2.53678
Postal Codes	BA4, BA6, BA7

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Ditcheat Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	688	684	692	736	811	816	814
Population Density	46.1 / km²	45.8 / km²	46.3 / km²	49.3 / km²	54.3 / km²	54.6 / km²	54.5 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ditcheat Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ditcheat	+17.9%	+18.6%	+17.2%
United Kingdom	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ditcheat Median Age

Median Age: 48 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ditcheat	48 yrs	47.6 yrs	48.3 yrs
United Kingdom	39.6 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ditcheat Population Density

Population Density: 54.3 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ditcheat	811	14.9 km²	54.3 / km²
United Kingdom	64.5 million	247,916.6 km²	260 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ditcheat Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ditcheat Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,025	$27,739	$33,061	$34,967	$33,363	$34,249	$32,110	$36,420
Total GDP	$121.2M	$130M	$157.1M	$168.5M	$165.8M	$175.3M	$166.2M	$188.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Ditcheat CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ditcheat	9,693 tn	11.95 tn	648.9 tons/km²
United Kingdom	735,672,544 tn	11.4 tn	2,967.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Ditcheat CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,693 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.95 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	648.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/19/19	9:51 AM	3	77.3 km	10,000 m	7km ESE of Swanage, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/29/04	8:23 PM	3.7	31.3 km	6,500 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/29/04	10:56 AM	3.6	31.3 km	6,500 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/29/04	10:56 AM	3.3	31.3 km	6,500 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
6/20/02	5:26 PM	3.4	62.2 km	14,300 m	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
2/12/02	7:13 PM	3.5	81.3 km	8,300 m	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
1/28/02	12:30 AM	3	70.2 km	10,000 m	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
10/10/01	2:52 AM	3.5	66.6 km	10,000 m	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
7/30/99	9:31 AM	3.3	78 km	6,400 m	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	usgs.gov
6/17/99	2:20 AM	3	94.1 km	10,000 m	England, United Kingdom	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ditcheat

is a village and civil parish 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Shepton Mallet, and 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of Castle Cary, in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The parish of Ditcheat incorporates three hamlets: Wraxall, Alhampton and Sutton.

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