Local servicesHospitalOdiham Cottage Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryWhitewater Health - Hook Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist2 London Road (Dental Practice)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHook Junior Schoolages 7-11, 467 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHook Infant Schoolages 4-7, 334 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRobert May's Schoolages 11-16, 1,354 pupils2.0 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology5.9 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR25 miRailway stationHookunder a mileBus stationBus StationBasingstoke5.4 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing23 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
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 – 3:58 pm
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People9,658 residentsin the Hook & Rotherwick census areaMedian age 41.33,881 households75% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,078 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: information and communication 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C717 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 spacesWellworth Parkpark · under a mileBassett's Meadpark · under a mile · 5 haWhitewater Meadowspark · under a mile · 12 haHartletts Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haTylney Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 72 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,413 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
