Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:51 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:06 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,025 residentsin the Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge census areaMedian age 50.93,388 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,910 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C907 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a milePark Streamriver · 1.9 miFairbourne Lakelake · 2.9 miNorth Head Carrierwater · 1.3 miTimsbury Lakelake · 3.1 miFir Hillhill · 1.6 miBounds Bottomvalley · 1.7 miStockbridge War Memorialhistoric site · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 6 haFarley Mount Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 369 haTop Greenpark · 3.5 mi · 3 haLockerley Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202550 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202550 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital4.8 miGP surgerySchool Lane Surgery3.6 miPharmacyThe Stockbridge Pharmacy3.9 miDentistStockbridge3.9 miPolice stationRomsey Police Station4.9 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Stockbridge High Street, Stockbridge3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKing's Somborne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.6 miSecondaryDanebury Schoolages 11-16, 357 pupils3.8 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU10 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR54 miRailway stationMottisfont & Dunbridge2.3 miBus stationBus StationRomsey4.9 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks12 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingShell RechargeRomsey4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO20 postcode district.
