Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People10,412 residentsin the Thatcham South East & Bradfield census areaMedian age 45.03,972 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,913 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: education 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, information and communication 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C691 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlue Poollake · 1.2 miWellcroft Gullyvalley · under a mileBeddings Gullyvalley · under a mileClay Hillhill · under a mileJennetts Hillhill · under a mileAldershot Waterlake · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 3.2 mi · 254 haDunstan Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSheffield Bottom Lock Picnic Areapark · 4.7 miSource: 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 202540 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryChapel Row Surgeryunder a milePharmacyThatcham Pharmacy3.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBeenham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 57 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWoolhampton C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKennet Schoolages 11-18, 1,824 pupils3.4 miCollegeNewbury College6.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR31 miRailway stationMidghamWoolhampton2.0 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth5.7 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG7 postcode district.
