Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 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°C882 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksBedlam Bottomvalley · under a mileFarleigh Hillhill · under a mileWhite Hillhill · 1.0 miWhite Hill Dellvalley · under a mileHassacks Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHatch Warren Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haBasingstoke Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 65 haDown Grange Meadowpark · 2.0 mi · 6 haStratton Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201938 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202439 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 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
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital @ Home - North2.5 miGP surgeryBeggarwood Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistBeggarwood Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 primaryPrimaryCliddesden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Mark's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 634 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBrighton Hill Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,284 pupils2.1 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology3.3 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU21 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationBasingstoke3.7 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke3.5 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks26 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG25 postcode district.
