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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 landmarksAshampstead Memorial Crosshistoric site · under a mileYattendon Well Househistoric site · 1.6 miPerborough Castlecastle · 2.7 miSnake's Bottomvalley · 1.3 miAmbrose Pondpond · under a mileCaseyfield Shawwoodland · under a mileFolly Hillhill · 1.7 miLimers Shawwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 miPolice stationThames Valley PolicePangbourne4.7 miCash machineFaircross Estate (Spar) Sodexo Site, The Hermitage4.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
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 mileEV chargingubitricity3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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