Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:08 am – 3:58 pm
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People8,009 residentsin the Newbury North West census areaMedian age 45.63,597 households59% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright20% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,901 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, information and communication 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C746 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksNothing Hillhill · under a mileGreenhamisland · 1.4 miThe Gullyvalley · 1.0 miMount Hillhill · 1.4 miJubilee Lakelake · 3.0 miLong Lakelake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnelsmore Common Country Parkpark · under a mile · 85 haGoldwell Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 6 haDeanwood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 17 haNewbury Canoe Clubsports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband82% 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)4,038 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryStrawberry Hill Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistNewbury Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryShaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,349 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Winchcombe Schoolages 3-11, 436 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewbury College2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU33 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR38 miRailway stationNewbury1.6 miBus stationNewbury Wharf1.4 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG14 postcode district.
