Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People11,111 residentsin the Bramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes census areaMedian age 39.94,480 households70% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,851 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C710 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Nearby landmarksWellington Monumenthistoric site · 2.4 miWebb's Hillhill · under a mileBroad Waterlake · 2.2 miBeaumys Castle Moatcastle · 4.1 miWurgs Shawwoodland · under a mileBramshill Househistoric site · 3.8 miHartley Wood Commonwoodland · under a mileUpper Tumbling Baywater · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSherfield Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 10 haSherfield Oaks Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 117 haHound Greenpark · 1.9 miWellington Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 112 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,790 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOdiham Cottage Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryWhitewater Health - Hook Surgery2.7 miPharmacyWhitewater Pharmacy2.7 miDentistGuinea Court Dental Surgery2.8 miPolice stationBasingstoke Police Station5.3 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMHook3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 2 independent, 1 specialIndependentWellesley Prep Schoolages 2-13, 263 pupils1.0 miIndependentSherfield Schoolages 0-19, 505 pupils1.3 miSecondaryEverest Community Academyages 11-16, 740 pupils4.9 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR26 miRailway stationBramley (Hants)2.9 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke5.2 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing24 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingMerHook2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
