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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG8
Telephone code01268
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 –
People6,399 residentsin the Streatley & Pangbourne census areaMedian age 47.02,566 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,068 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, information and communication 12%Getting to work: 56% work from home, 35% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages52% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C700 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBasildon Parkhistoric site · under a mileKington St. Michael Prioryhistoric site · 1.4 miGatehampton Railway Bridgebridge · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.9 miGoring & Streatley Bridgebridge · 1.6 miGreen Hillhill · 1.7 miTidmore Poollake · 3.4 miBlackbird's Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Rectory Gardenpark · 1.5 miLough Downpark · 2.1 mi · 10 haPangbourne Meadowpark · 2.0 mi · 6 haSheepcot Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haThe Bourdillon Children's Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miBowden Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,608 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryGoring Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyGoring Pharmacy1.5 miDentistBoathouse Dental Surgery1.6 miPolice stationThames Valley PolicePangbourne2.2 miCash machineAsda (C) Pangbourne - Reading Road PFS, Pangbourne2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBasildon C.E. Primary Schoolages 2-111.5 miPrimaryGoring Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 170 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLangtree Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils3.2 miCollegeThe Henley College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR29 miRailway stationGoring & Streatley1.4 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames3.2 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing30 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingubitricity1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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