Local servicesHospitalBerkshire Independent Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySwallowfield Medical Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistShinfield Dental Centre1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLambs Lane Primary Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOakbank Schoolages 11-16, 300 pupils1.6 miPrimaryShinfield St Mary's CofE Junior Schoolages 7-111.7 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR23 miRailway stationMortimer3.3 miBus stationWokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up PointDowlesgreen6.4 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing22 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People10,645 residentsin the Spencers Wood & Swallowfield census areaMedian age 37.34,216 households75% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright8% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,774 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: information and communication 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C681 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksLock Poollake · under a mileRounds Islandsisland · 1.6 miBroad Waterlake · 2.4 miThe Broadwaterwater · under a mileClay Hillhill · 1.1 miChill Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWellington Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 112 haWellesley Water Meadowpark · 1.5 mi · 12 haThe Parklands Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspacepark · 1.6 miHigh Copse Pavilionsports ground · 1.2 mi · 7 haDeardon Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: 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 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband91% 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)4,956 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
