Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAndover Health Chantry Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAdp Blue Hayes Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryAndover Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAnton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 243 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLift Wintonages 11-16, 978 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU19 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR48 miRailway stationAndoverunder a mileBus stationBus Station DRTAndoverunder a mileFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks22 miBus stops156 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:50 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:07 am – 4:00 pm
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People7,491 residentsin the Andover Central census areaMedian age 43.73,315 households61% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright21% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,963 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C832 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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)
Nearby landmarksMill Lakelake · under a mileBarlows Lakelake · under a mileBere Hillhill · under a mileAnton Lakeswater · under a mileHarewood Forestforest · 2.3 miCherrywell Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWatermills Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haCommon Acrepark · under a mileClatford Greenpark · 1.2 miThe Hampshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 82 haAndover Conservative Clubsports ground · under a mileVigo Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198649 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202443 mi away, Worminghall, 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.7 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,419 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
