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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:58 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C742 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°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 landmarksJubilee Lakelake · 1.8 miLong Lakelake · 1.9 miNew Farm Gullyvalley · under a mileWestrop Hillhill · under a mileWestrop Gullyvalley · under a mileNothing Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDunstan Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 3 haHenwick Worthy Sports Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 14 haSnelsmore Common Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 85 haMemorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 3 haLower Henwick Driving Rangegolf course · 1.4 mi · 3 haVictoria Parkpark · 2.7 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 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.8 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
Elevation143 m469 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryThatcham Health Centre5 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyHalo Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDa Clinics LTD1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 2 specialPrimaryCold Ash St Mark's CE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 195 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Finian's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 204 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKennet Schoolages 11-18, 1,824 pupils1.7 miCollegeNewbury College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Reading13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU33 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR35 miRailway stationThatcham2.3 miBus stationNewbury Wharf2.9 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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