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 – 3:58 pm
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People6,479 residentsin the Kintbury & Boxford census areaMedian age 50.02,710 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,187 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C764 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksTullock Bottomvalley · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileBorough Hillhill · 1.9 miHoar Hillhill · 2.0 miWormstall Woodwoodland · 1.3 miRadley Bottomvalley · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWest Berkshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 47 haSnelsmore Common Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 85 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miMiss Lawrence Fieldpark · 4.2 mi · 2 haSource: 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 202045 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,761 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryKintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery4.1 miPharmacyDownland Pharmacy4.3 miDentistNewbury Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWelford and Wickham C.E. Primary Schoolages 5-11, 53 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,349 pupils5.0 miCollegeNewbury College6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU35 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR41 miRailway stationKintbury3.9 miBus stationNewbury Wharf5.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG20 postcode district.
