Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,232 residentsin the Kempshott census areaMedian age 52.13,020 households92% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright4% social rented, 4% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,297 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C830 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksKite Hillhill · under a mileCliddesden Hillhill · 1.6 miBedlam Bottomvalley · 2.7 miWhite Hill Dellvalley · 2.7 miSouth Woodwoodland · 1.4 miThe Firswoodland · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDown Grange Meadowpark · under a mile · 6 haStratton Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haDown Grange Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 21 haHatch Warren Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haBasingstoke Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 65 haBasingstoke Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201939 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202437 mi away, Worminghall, 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,057 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBeggarwood Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBasingstoke Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryKempshott Junior Schoolages 7-11, 362 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKempshott Infant Schoolages 4-7, 270 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrighton Hill Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,284 pupils1.2 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology2.5 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU22 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationBasingstoke2.9 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke2.9 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks27 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG22 postcode district.
