Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:50 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:06 am – 4:00 pm
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People10,490 residentsin the Winchester North & Sparsholt census areaMedian age 43.03,898 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,888 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 36% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 3% 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°C887 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksMoorcourt Hillhill · 1.5 miForest Great Woodforest · 3.1 miForest Round Woodforest · 3.1 miLong Woodwoodland · under a mileTumbling Baywater · 2.5 miPeach Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFarley Mount Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 369 haRoyal Winchester Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 76 haHilliers Havenpark · 2.1 miHyde Abbey Gardenspark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201948 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202549 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,358 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSarum Road Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryWinchester Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots1.2 miDentistWinchester Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryHarestock Primary Schoolages 5-11, 177 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHenry Beaufort Schoolages 11-16, 979 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWeeke Primary Schoolages 4-11, 394 pupils1.2 miCollegePeter Symonds College1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU9.6 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR47 miRailway stationWinchester2.0 miBus stationBus StationWinchester2.6 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks14 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO22 postcode district.
