Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:45 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:05 am – 3:56 pm
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People11,232 residentsin the South Ascot & Sunningdale census areaMedian age 46.54,353 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,970 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 56% work from home, 34% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C710 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksSilwood Lakelake · 1.3 miChina Islandisland · 1.4 miVirginia Waterlake · 2.0 miKing's Hillhill · under a mileMount Pleasanthill · 1.1 miChapel Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSunningdalegolf course · under a mile · 252 haWindsor Great Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 1,171 haAllens Fieldpark · 1.6 mi · 10 haCharters Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileLightwater Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 65 haWindlesham Field of Remembranceplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 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 202542 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband91% 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)5,017 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHeatherwood Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryMagnolia House Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySunningdale Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSunningdale Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 5 independent, 2 specialIndependentSunningdale Schoolages 7-14, 98 pupilsright herePrimaryHoly Trinity CofE Primary School, Sunningdaleages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCharters Schoolages 11-18, 1,707 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrooklands College7.8 miUniversityRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR9.4 miRailway stationSunningdaleunder a mileBus stationBracknell Bus Station4.9 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing7.9 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SL5 postcode district.
