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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG7
Telephone code01262
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,040 residentsin the Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf census areaMedian age 45.72,498 households71% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,966 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C710 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°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: 9 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 landmarksLock Poollake · 1.6 miBroad Waterlake · 1.7 miClay Hillhill · 1.0 miTotterdown Hillhill · 1.9 miBeech Hill Covertswoodland · under a mileRounds Islandsisland · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWokefield Parkgolf course · 1.0 mi · 72 haWellington Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 112 haThe Parklands Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspacepark · 2.3 miWellesley Water Meadowpark · 2.6 mi · 12 haUnique Outdoorssports ground · 1.5 mi · 13 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 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,608 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerkshire Independent Hospital4.9 miGP surgerySwallowfield Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.7 miDentistOaktree Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLambs Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupils1.4 miPrimaryGrazeley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupils1.5 miSecondaryOakbank Schoolages 11-16, 300 pupils2.5 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Reading5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR24 miRailway stationMortimer1.5 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames7.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing24 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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