Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,951 residentsin the Old Basing & the Candovers census areaMedian age 51.73,342 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,870 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C737 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBidden Waterlake · 1.8 miNunnery Hillhill · under a mileHodd's Hillhill · 1.3 miEast Moorwoodland · under a mileBlack Damwater · 2.3 miReed Dellcorrie · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBasingstoke Commonpark · 1.5 mi · 47 haCowdery's Downspark · 1.9 mi · 20 haBasingstoke Town Colts Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haNewnham Greenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202436 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,522 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOdiham Cottage Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryOld Basing Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.7 miDentistLinden Court Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOld Basing Infant Schoolages 4-7, 249 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 357 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Costello Schoolages 11-16, 1,160 pupils2.7 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology3.5 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU26 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR28 miRailway stationHook2.9 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke3.1 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing26 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG25 postcode district.
