Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,114 residentsin the Burghfield Common census areaMedian age 42.62,378 households71% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,086 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: information and communication 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C663 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 21 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 spacesProspect Parkpark · under a mile · 48 haSouthcote Linear Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haLinear Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 39 haCalcot Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 66 haLower Southcote Allotmentsallotments · under a mileColey Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 5 haSource: 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 202037 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: 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 7.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% 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)2,472 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDellwood Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryDr. S. E. Williams20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySouthcote Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAdp Dental Co LTD Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools20 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryManor Primary Schoolages 3-11, 294 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthcote Primary Schoolages 4-11, 528 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBlessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,082 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Reading2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR24 miRailway stationReading Green ParkGreenParkunder a mileBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames3.9 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing24 miBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG30 postcode district.
