Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:50 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:05 am – 4:00 pm
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People10,203 residentsin the Bishop's Waltham & Waltham Chase census areaMedian age 47.64,485 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,919 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C898 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksCoppice Hillhill · under a mileButt's Dellvalley · under a mileClewers Hillhill · 1.0 miBishop's Waltham Pondpond · under a mileLittle Forest Copseforest · 2.3 miMill Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHermitage Heightsplaying field · under a mileBishops Waltham Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haShedfield Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 13 haKnowle Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 20 haRiver Hamble Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 164 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201945 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202538 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% 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)4,904 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoorgreen Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryBishops Waltham Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPriory Parkunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBishop's Waltham Junior Schoolages 7-11, 287 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishops Waltham Infant Schoolages 5-7, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySwanmore Collegeages 11-16, 1,338 pupils1.4 miCollegeBarton Peveril Sixth Form College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Southampton8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU6.2 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW47 miRailway stationBotley3.2 miBus stationBus StationEastleigh6.1 miFerryHamble-le-Rice Ferry LandingWarsash7.8 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO32 postcode district.
