Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:49 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:04 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,670 residentsin the Cowplain West census areaMedian age 38.92,791 households56% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright30% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,041 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C903 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 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)
Parks and green spacesMerchistoun Parkpark · under a mileStaunton Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 331 haWaterlooville Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 45 haCowplain Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 5 haWaterlooville Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 8 haQueen Elizabeth Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 602 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201938 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202534 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)3,095 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHavant War Memorial Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryThe Village Surgery8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHorndean Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCowplain Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryWoodcroft Primaryages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHorndean Technology Collegeages 11-16, 1,288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHorndean Infant Schoolages 3-7, 266 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHavant and South Downs College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Portsmouth8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU15 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW40 miRailway stationRowlands Castle3.0 miBus stationBus StationHavant4.2 miFerryPortsmouth International Cruise & Ferry TerminalStamshaw7.3 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PO8 postcode district.
