Local servicesHospitalAshurst Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNew Horizons Medical Partnership2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyAr Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistForest Gate Dental Care1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryFoxhills Junior Schoolages 7-11, 281 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFoxhills Infant Schoolages 4-7, 178 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHounsdown Schoolages 11-16, 1,283 pupils1.2 miCollegeBrockenhurst College5.7 miUniversitySouthampton Solent University5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU7.9 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW60 miRailway stationAshurst New Forestunder a mileBus stationAlbion PlaceSouthampton City Centre4.9 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks4.8 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO40 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO40 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:51 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:06 am – 4:02 pm
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People5,644 residentsin the Ashurst & Cadnam census areaMedian age 54.72,279 households88% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright4% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,529 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C908 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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 landmarksHunters Inn Hillhill · under a mileGoatee Beachbeach · 2.0 miPike's Hillmountain · 3.0 miLittle Testwood Lakelake · 2.7 miTestwood Lakelake · 2.8 miIrons Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangley Manor Cricket Clubsports ground · under a mile · 2 haBartley Greenpark · 2.3 miRedbridge Wharf Parkpark · 2.4 miWater Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miGoose Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: 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 3 Apr 198447 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202540 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
