Local servicesHospitalHospital @ Home - North2.3 miGP surgeryChawton Park Surgery3.2 miPharmacyChawton Park Pharmacy3.2 miDentistAlton Dental LTD3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Mary's Bentworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupils1.4 miSecondaryAmery Hill Schoolages 11-16, 982 pupils3.1 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology6.5 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU21 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR32 miRailway stationAlton3.5 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.5 miFerryHamble-le-Rice Ferry LandingWarsash25 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU34 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:48 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:05 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,836 residentsin the Bentley & Holybourne census areaMedian age 47.62,669 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,224 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 12%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C925 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksLasham Hillhill · under a mileBradley Hillhill · 2.1 miHaley Firswoodland · under a mileOakmoor Hill Pondpond · 1.3 miWadgett's Firswoodland · under a mileRushmoor Pondpond · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlton Flood Meadowpark · 2.9 mi · 6 haThe Public Gardenspark · 3.2 miThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201934 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202441 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,776 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
