Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,227 residentsin the Crookham East census areaMedian age 45.33,313 households85% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,075 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle65% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C760 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 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)
Nearby landmarksWellington Statuehistoric site · 2.7 miWellington Monumenthistoric site · 2.7 miReservoir Number 1reservoir · 1.3 miAunt's Pool Hillhill · under a mileTweseldown Hillhill · under a mileReservoir Number 2reservoir · 1.5 miGelvert Bottomvalley · 1.4 miDogmersfield Lakelake · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBasingbourne Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haHumphrey Parkpark · under a mileWakefords Parkpark · under a mileAbercorn Playing Fieldplaying field · under a milePeter Driver Sports Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haChurch Crookham Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202437 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,327 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFleet Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryRichmond Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyChurch Crookham Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Verne Dentistunder a milePolice stationAldershot Police Station3.2 miCash machineBP - Crondall SF Connect, Crondall1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryCrookham Church of England Aided Infant Schoolages 4-7, 149 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Crookham Junior Schoolages 7-11, 510 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCourt Moor Schoolages 11-16, 1,133 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFarnborough College of Technology4.3 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationFleet2.2 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke11 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing19 miBus stops43 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationFleet2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU13 postcode district.
