Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:46 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People11,516 residentsin the Blackwater, Frogmore & Minley census areaMedian age 39.54,301 households79% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,176 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C688 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksHawley Lakelake · 1.0 miLower Lakelake · 1.5 miHawley Hillhill · under a mileBurrow Hillhill · 2.0 miStarve Acrewoodland · under a mileHawley Commonwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHawley Farm Open Spacepark · under a mile · 15 haYateley Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 178 haCrabtree Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haMoor Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haHawley Green Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBlackwater and Hawley Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: 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 202546 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,606 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFrimley Park Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryChapel Lane Pharmacy22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyChapel Lane Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSapphire Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools23 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryThe Ferns Primary Academyages 4-11, 87 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBohunt Farnboroughages 11-16, 599 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFarnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community Schoolages 2-7, 205 pupilsunder a mileCollegeFarnborough College of Technology2.4 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationBlackwater1.0 miBus stationBracknell Bus Station6.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing14 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU17 postcode district.
