Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:50 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:03 am – 4:00 pm
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People10,315 residentsin the Central Havant & Langstone census areaMedian age 46.74,616 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,972 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C767 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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)
Parks and green spacesStaunton Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 331 haHavant Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLeigh Park Gardenspark · 1.2 mi · 5 haThe Avenue Lawn Tennis Squash and Fitness Clubsports ground · under a mileStone's Allotment Trustallotments · under a mileBarton's Greenplaying field · under a mile · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201938 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202531 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 9.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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)5,095 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalElmleigh Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBlossom Health10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOctapharm Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEast End Lodge Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 specialSecondaryWarblington Schoolages 11-16, 810 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFairfield Infant Schoolages 4-7, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Alban's Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHavant and South Downs College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Portsmouth7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU18 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationWarblingtonunder a mileBus stationBus StationHavantunder a mileFerryHayling Island Ferry Landing4.8 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PO9 postcode district.
