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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People8,009 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 2°C834 mm of rain a year, 23 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 landmarksShaw Househistoric site · under a mileGreenham Lockhistoric site · under a mileGreenhamisland · under a mileWest Mills Swing Bridgebridge · under a mileMonkey Bridgebridge · under a mileJubilee Lakelake · 2.3 miLong Lakelake · 2.3 miClay Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haGoldwell Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haStroud Greenpark · under a mile · 8 haNewbury Canoe Clubsports ground · under a mileNewbury and Crookham Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 53 haHenwick Worthy Sports Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 14 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 202045 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.5 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
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
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryStrawberry Hill Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNewbury Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationNewbury Police Stationunder a mileCash machineTesco Bank ATM2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryThe Winchcombe Schoolages 3-11, 436 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 246 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,349 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewbury College1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU32 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationNewburyunder a mileBus stationNewbury Wharfunder a mileBus stops131 within a mileCar parkWest Street - Newbury Car Park3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity25 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG42 postcode district.
