Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,589 residentsin the Newbury Wash Common census areaMedian age 44.63,749 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,586 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: information and communication 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C815 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksGreenhamisland · 1.6 miSandpit Hillhill · 1.1 miLushy Gullyvalley · under a mileMilford Lakelake · 2.9 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.4 miDuns Merelake · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStroud Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 8 haGoldwell Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 7 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 6 haFalkland Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haLeisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haJohn W Mello Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 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 202545 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,807 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryFalkland Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWash Common Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWash Common Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryJohn Rankin Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 240 pupilsunder a milePrimaryJohn Rankin Junior Schoolages 7-11, 311 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPark House Schoolages 11-19, 981 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewbury Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU30 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR38 miRailway stationNewbury1.2 miBus stationNewbury Wharf1.4 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SL4 postcode district.
