Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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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°C724 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 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 · 2.5 miEverington Hillhill · 1.1 miCoombe Woodwoodland · under a mileHarbert's Bottomvalley · 1.6 miFrilsham Commonwoodland · under a mileSlow Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSchool Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileDunstan Greenpark · 3.8 mi · 3 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 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 12 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
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryChapel Row Surgery2.8 miPharmacyHalo Pharmacy4.1 miDentistHermitage Dental Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYattendon C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.0 miIndependentBrockhurst and Marlston House Schoolsages 2-13, 307 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKennet Schoolages 11-18, 1,824 pupils4.0 miCollegeNewbury College6.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationMidghamWoolhampton4.4 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth3.5 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG18 postcode district.
