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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG17 postcode district.

County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:48 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:08 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,695 residentsin the Lambourn & Great Shefford census areaMedian age 48.22,507 households61% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,900 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, other services 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C766 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksGatherstone Bottomvalley · 1.5 miShefford Woodlandswoodland · under a mileNew Hayward Bottomvalley · 1.5 miGold Hillhill · 1.9 miNorbin's Woodwoodland · under a mileHouse Hillhill · 2.0 miPicketfield Lockhistoric site · 4.5 miBrickkiln Pondpond · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHungerford Common Port Downpark · 3.3 mi · 64 haMiss Lawrence Fieldpark · 4.0 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202047 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,536 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital8.5 miGP surgeryHungerford Surgery3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.2 miDentistChurch Lane Dental LTD3.3 miPolice stationNewbury Police Station7.6 miCash machineMembury/Swindon WEST (Welcome Break) INT, Junction 14/154.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWelford and Wickham C.E. Primary Schoolages 5-11, 53 pupils2.0 miSecondaryJohn O'Gaunt Schoolages 11-16, 439 pupils3.9 miCollegeNewbury College8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU35 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR44 miRailway stationHungerford3.2 miBus stationNewbury Wharf7.5 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingubitricity3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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