Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:48 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:04 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,206 residentsin the Whitehill & Selborne census areaMedian age 47.12,591 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,257 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C939 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksSelborne Prioryhistoric site · 2.3 miZig Zag Pathhistoric site · 3.0 miNeatham Downhill · 1.1 miGolden Chair Hillhill · 1.2 miOxney Poollake · 2.9 miWorldham Hangerwoodland · under a mileWarner's Hangerwoodland · under a mileHartley Pondpond · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWindmill Fieldspark · under a mileWorldham Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 41 haKingsley Commonpark · 2.4 mi · 48 haBarley Fieldspark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201930 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202445 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10.0 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)2.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,259 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlton Community Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryWilson Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyAnstey Road Pharmacy1.9 miDentistAlton Dental1.9 miPolice stationFarnham Police Station7.8 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Alton High Street2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryEggar's Schoolages 11-16, 744 pupils1.9 miPrimaryAndrews' Endowed Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils2.0 miPrimaryAlton Infant Schoolages 4-7, 156 pupils2.0 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology11.2 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU23 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR31 miRailway stationAlton1.8 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke11 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing23 miBus stops4 within a mileCar park27 Wooteys Way ParkingAlton2.4 miEV chargingRoam EV Charging StationAlton3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU34 postcode district.
