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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG17
Telephone code01479
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:08 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,479 residentsin the Kintbury & Boxford census areaMedian age 50.02,710 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,187 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 7°C, lows 1°C813 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksWhittington Bottomvalley · under a mileBlandys Hillhill · 1.5 miRadley Bottomvalley · 1.7 miIrish Hillhill · 1.9 miSling's Firswoodland · under a mileBeech Hangingwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHungerford Common Port Downpark · 1.6 mi · 64 haMiss Lawrence Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haKintbury Rangers Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 miKintbury Jubilee Centresports ground · 1.0 miThe Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202049 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,761 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryKintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery1.1 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistAdp General Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKintbury St Mary's C.E. Primary Schoolages 3-11, 113 pupils1.1 miSecondaryJohn O'Gaunt Schoolages 11-16, 439 pupils2.1 miCollegeNewbury College6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU32 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR44 miRailway stationKintburyunder a mileBus stationNewbury Wharf6.3 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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