Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryEastfield House Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Orthodontic Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryThe Willows Primary Schoolages 2-11, 337 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHighwood Copse Primary Schoolages 3-11, 149 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bartholomew's Schoolages 11-18, 1,905 pupils1.0 miCollegeNewbury Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU30 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationNewbury Racecourseunder a mileBus stationNewbury Wharf1.1 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG14 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People8,307 residentsin the Newbury South West census areaMedian age 41.73,660 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright25% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,251 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, information and communication 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle70% 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 higher16% 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 2°C836 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksGreenhamisland · 1.1 miLong Lakelake · 1.9 miJubilee Lakelake · 1.9 miDrayton's Gullyvalley · under a mileAldernbridge Gullyvalley · 1.0 miPeaked Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStroud Greenpark · under a mile · 8 haNewbury and Crookham Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 6 haGoldwell Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haJohn W Mello Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileNuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Gymsports ground · under a mileSource: 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 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,881 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
