Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryVia West Berkshire8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist20/20 Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Nicolas C.E. Junior Schoolages 7-11, 244 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpeenhamland Schoolages 2-11, 290 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Bartholomew's Schoolages 11-18, 1,905 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewbury College1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU31 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationNewburyunder a mileBus stationNewbury Wharfunder a mileBus stops133 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG16 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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People11,181 residentsin the Newbury Central & Greenham census areaMedian age 36.25,350 households48% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright17% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate74% of adults are economically active, 6,537 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: information and communication 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%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 landmarksGreenhamisland · under a mileJubilee Lakelake · 2.3 miLong Lakelake · 2.3 miClay Hillhill · 1.1 miNothing Hillhill · 1.5 miDrayton's Gullyvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 · 1.5 mi · 53 haHenwick Worthy Sports Groundplaying field · 1.7 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 202544 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,472 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
