Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,193 residentsin the Theale & Beenham census areaMedian age 42.52,692 households60% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright20% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,323 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, information and communication 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C686 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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)
Parks and green spacesLinear Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 39 haSheffield Bottom Lock Picnic Areapark · 1.5 miPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 3.8 mi · 254 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 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,795 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryTheale Medical Centre1.7 miPharmacyKamsons Pharmacy1.8 miDentist1-31.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySulhamstead and Ufton Nervet Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTheale Green Schoolages 11-18, 803 pupils1.5 miPrimaryMrs Bland's Infant Schoolages 2-7, 181 pupils1.6 miCollegeNewbury College10.1 miUniversityUniversity of Reading6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR28 miRailway stationTheale1.5 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames4.8 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing28 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG7 postcode district.
