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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSO32
Telephone code01489
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:50 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:04 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,962 residentsin the Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon census areaMedian age 50.13,664 households77% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,225 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 48% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C944 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLittle Forest Copseforest · 1.1 miMill Pondpond · under a mileBishops Waltham Palace Ruinhistoric site · 3.5 miWestend Downhill · 2.1 miKnog's Lakelake · 3.8 miIcehouse Hangerwoodland · under a mileFiddle Hangerwoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCorhampton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 48 haShedfield Commonpark · 4.3 mi · 13 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 201941 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202539 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,733 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOptegra Eye Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryThe Park Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistHoe Road (Dental Surgery)2.7 miPolice stationWaterlooville Police Station7.4 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Wickham The Square, Wickham4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDroxford Junior Schoolages 7-11, 164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeonstoke Church of England Infant Schoolages 4-7, 68 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySwanmore Collegeages 11-16, 1,338 pupils2.7 miCollegeSouth Hampshire College Group8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU9.6 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW43 miRailway stationBotley6.2 miBus stationBus StationFareham7.9 miFerryWarsash Ferry Landing11 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBishop's Waltham3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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