Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,164 residentsin the Hartley Wintney & Heckfield census areaMedian age 47.23,087 households70% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,394 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C703 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesWellington Country Parkpark · under a mile · 112 haWellesley Water Meadowpark · under a mile · 12 haHound Greenpark · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,117 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFleet Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgerySwallowfield Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentSt Neot's Schoolages 2-13, 348 pupils1.3 miPrimaryFarley Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 358 pupils2.0 miSecondaryBohunt School Wokinghamages 11-16, 1,313 pupils2.8 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Reading6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationWinchfield4.3 miBus stationWokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up PointDowlesgreen6.8 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing21 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
