Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,166 residentsin the Fleet North, Elvetham Heath & Ancells Farm census areaMedian age 40.25,153 households67% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright6% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 6,684 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: information and communication 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C758 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesEdenbrook Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 33 haOakley Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haBasingbourne Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haNorth Hants Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 58 haCalthorpe Parkplaying field · under a mile · 14 haThe Views Meadowplaying field · 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 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFleet Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBranksomewood H/Care Ctr4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFleet Dental Centre Limitedright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryHeatherside Junior Schoolages 7-11, 380 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeatherside Infant Schoolages 4-7, 266 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCourt Moor Schoolages 11-16, 1,133 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFarnborough College of Technology4.0 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR21 miRailway stationFleet1.1 miBus stationWokingham Half Marathon Drop Off/Pick Up PointDowlesgreen9.9 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing18 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU13 postcode district.
