Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryTadley Medical Partnership2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyMorland Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistNewchurch Road Dental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentGrantham Farm Montessori Schoolages 2-7, 41 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishopswood Junior Schoolages 7-11, 223 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Hurst Schoolages 11-16, 1,021 pupils1.5 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU28 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR32 miRailway stationMidghamWoolhampton4.1 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG26 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,578 residentsin the Kingsclere & Heath End census areaMedian age 48.73,227 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,867 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C752 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 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 landmarksLily Lakelake · 1.4 miBrowning Hillhill · under a milePudding Hillhill · under a mileWitches' Gullyvalley · under a milePamber Forestforest · 2.2 miPugs Gullyvalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 1.8 mi · 254 haTadley Commonpark · 1.9 mi · 37 haBishopswood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haThe Hurst Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haPopley Community Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 8 haSource: 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 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
