Local servicesHospitalWokingham Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryDr. M. D. Smith3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyShinfield Pharmacy2.4 miDentistShinfield Dental Centre2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryFarley Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 358 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBohunt School Wokinghamages 11-16, 1,313 pupils1.2 miPrimaryThe Coombes Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupils1.7 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology9.6 miUniversityUniversity of Reading4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR21 miRailway stationWokingham4.2 miBus stationWokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up PointDowlesgreen5.0 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing20 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:46 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People10,645 residentsin the Spencers Wood & Swallowfield census areaMedian age 37.34,216 households75% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,774 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: information and communication 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C678 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 18 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)
Parks and green spacesWellington Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 112 haCalifornia Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 43 haWellesley Water Meadowpark · 1.3 mi · 12 haFinchwood Park Outdoor Gymsports ground · under a mileSource: 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 202039 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)4,956 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
