Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:46 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,034 residentsin the Cove & Southwood census areaMedian age 40.93,182 households76% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 4,320 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C739 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksHawley Lakelake · 1.1 miBall Hillhill · 1.1 miWyndham's Poollake · 2.7 miPyestock Hillhill · 1.4 miThe Thornswoodland · under a mileSouthwood Woodlandwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouthwood Country Parkpark · under a mile · 58 haBramshot Farm Country Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haHartland Country Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haHorn Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileOak Farm Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haFarnborough Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, 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 9.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% 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)3,381 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFleet Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryVoyager Family Health15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryParsonage Farm Nursery and Infant Schoolages 3-7, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthwood Infant Schoolages 4-7, 119 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCove Schoolages 11-16, 1,007 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFarnborough College of Technology1.8 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR19 miRailway stationFarnborough (Main)1.5 miBus stationBracknell Bus Station8.3 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing16 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU14 postcode district.
