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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG6
Telephone code0118
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,641 residentsin the Leighton Park census areaMedian age 24.52,279 households46% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright32% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,218 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 44% go by car, 11% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGregory's Hillhill · under a mileCranemoor Lakelake · 2.0 miThe Canalcanal · 1.0 miOxley's Shawwoodland · under a mileHosehill Lakelake · 3.3 miPoplar Islandisland · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTidmarsh Millennium Greenpark · under a milePangbourne Meadowpark · 1.3 mi · 6 haTheale Golf Centregolf course · 1.4 mi · 52 haWhitchurch Village Greenpark · 1.6 miPangbourne Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGoosecroft Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 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 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 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 6.7 · 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
Broadband95% 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)2,499 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Boat House Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPangbourne Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice (Pangbourne) LTD1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialIndependentPangbourne Collegeages 11-19, 393 pupils1.0 miPrimaryPangbourne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDenefield Schoolages 11-18, 1,171 pupils1.5 miCollegeThe Henley College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Reading6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR27 miRailway stationPangbourne1.2 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames1.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing28 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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