Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:46 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,569 residentsin the Farnborough Hill census areaMedian age 41.93,504 households74% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,613 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 45% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C686 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 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)
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haHawley Community Gardenspark · under a mileHawley Farm Open Spacepark · 1.2 mi · 15 haFarnborough Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 5 haMoor Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMaximus Gymsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,735 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFrimley Park Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryStation Road Surgery20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots16 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCoach House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools28 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth formIndependentFarnborough Hillages 11-18, 475 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCherrywood Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 186 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBohunt Farnboroughages 11-16, 599 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFarnborough College of Technology1.5 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationFrimleyunder a mileBus stationBracknell Bus Station7.4 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing14 miBus stops89 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU14 postcode district.
