Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,951 residentsin the Old Basing & the Candovers census areaMedian age 51.73,342 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,870 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C877 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksCliddesden Hillhill · under a milePidden Hillhill · under a mileWhite Hill Dellvalley · 1.0 miBedlam Bottomvalley · 1.7 miBlack Damwater · 2.2 miMill Headwater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHatch Warren Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haWar Memorial Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 19 haDown Grange Meadowpark · 1.5 mi · 6 haDown Grange Playing Fieldsports ground · 1.5 mi · 21 haRussell Howard Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 7 haMay's Bountyplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201937 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,522 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital @ Home - North2.7 miGP surgeryCamrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyMedhill Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistAssociated Dental Practices1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryCliddesden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupilsunder a milePrimaryManor Field Junior Schoolages 7-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrighton Hill Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,284 pupils1.1 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology1.9 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU23 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR32 miRailway stationBasingstoke2.3 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke2.1 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks27 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG25 postcode district.
