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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:48 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:08 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,532 residentsin the Chieveley, East Isley & Compton census areaMedian age 45.02,476 households66% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,260 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 45% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle34% 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 higher13% 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°C747 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksPerborough Castlecastle · 3.3 miOareborough Hillhill · 1.2 miBeedon Hillhill · 1.5 miBerkshire Downshills · 2.4 miShaw Househistoric site · 4.1 miBradleyhome Woodwoodland · under a mileHazelhangerwoodland · 1.0 miGreenham Lockhistoric site · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSnelsmore Common Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 85 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miMillennium Greenpark · 3.6 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 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband47% 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)2,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryThe Downland Practiceunder a milePharmacyDownland Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHermitage Dental Centre1.8 miPolice stationNewbury Police Station4.9 miCash machineMoto - Chieveley, Oxford Road1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryChieveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 22 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Downs Schoolages 11-183.9 miCollegeNewbury College6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU36 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationNewbury Racecourse5.1 miBus stationNewbury Wharf4.9 miBus stops22 within a mileEV chargingIONITY Newbury North1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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