Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:51 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:06 am – 4:01 pm
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People10,903 residentsin the North Baddesley & Braishfield census areaMedian age 48.94,625 households79% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,114 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C906 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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)
Parks and green spacesBraishfield Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTadburn Meadowspark · 2.2 mi · 6 haFarley Mount Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 369 haHunts Farm Sports Groundsports ground · 1.5 mi · 10 haRomsey War Memorial Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202547 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202547 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.8 · 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,940 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryNightingale Surgery2.4 miPharmacyNightingale Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Department2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBraishfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCupernham Junior Schoolages 7-11, 343 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Romsey Schoolages 11-16, 1,176 pupils2.6 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU7.0 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR53 miRailway stationRomsey2.5 miBus stationBus StationRomsey2.8 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks9.3 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO51 postcode district.
