Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:50 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:07 am – 4:00 pm
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People7,286 residentsin the Over Wallop & Shipton Bellinger census areaMedian age 46.22,945 households66% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,744 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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 7°C, lows 2°C849 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksLondon Hillhill · under a milePiper's Hillhill · 1.3 miMullen's Pondpond · under a mileWeyhill Bottomvalley · 1.4 miMill Lakelake · 3.9 miBarlows Lakelake · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haJubilee Gardenpark · 3.3 miWatermills Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198649 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202444 mi away, Worminghall, 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,020 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke General Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryCastle Practice3.2 miPharmacyAndover Pharmacy3.2 miDentistRedenham Park Dental Practice LTD1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKimpton, Thruxton and Fyfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAmport Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupils1.4 miSecondaryJohn Hanson Community Schoolages 11-16, 987 pupils3.3 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU21 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS51 miRailway stationGrateley3.7 miBus stationBus StationAndover4.2 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks23 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP11 postcode district.
