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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,653 residentsin the Hermitage & Cold Ash census areaMedian age 42.63,042 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,242 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C706 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°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 landmarksSnake's Bottomvalley · 1.3 miAmbrose Pondpond · under a mileCaseyfield Shawwoodland · under a mileFolly Hillhill · 1.7 miLimers Shawwoodland · under a mileBlue Poollake · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLough Downpark · 3.1 mi · 10 haThe Rectory Gardenpark · 3.3 miPangbourne Meadowpark · 4.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,094 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryDr. Lowenthal3.3 miPharmacyGoring Pharmacy3.4 miDentistBoathouse Dental Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYattendon C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Downs Schoolages 11-183.2 miCollegeNewbury College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Reading11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR32 miRailway stationGoring & Streatley3.4 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth1.3 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG8 postcode district.


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