Local servicesHospitalLeigh House Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Clements Partnership2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 primary, 3 independent, 2 otherIndependentSt Swithunsages 2-18, 667 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupils1.2 miAll-throughThe Westgate Schoolages 4-16, 1,649 pupils2.5 miCollegePeter Symonds College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU7.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR46 miRailway stationWinchester2.1 miBus stationBus StationWinchester1.6 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks12 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:50 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:05 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,944 residentsin the Springvale & Itchen Abbas census areaMedian age 45.22,791 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% 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 languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C872 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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 spacesHockley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 92 haJoyce Gardenspark · 1.4 miAbbey Groundspark · 1.5 miKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 8 haFriary Gardenspark · 1.8 miWinchester Sports Stadiumsports ground · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 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 202546 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 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 broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,889 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
