Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,164 residentsin the Hartley Wintney & Heckfield census areaMedian age 47.23,087 households70% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,394 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C709 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksLong Waterlake · 1.8 miForest of Eversleyforest · 1.6 miBroad Waterlake · 3.0 miMattingley Greenwoodland · under a mileBramshill Forestforest · 2.6 miWebb's Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHound Greenpark · under a mileWhitewater Meadowspark · 1.6 mi · 12 haWellington Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 112 haHook Allotment Associationallotments · 1.4 mi · 2 haThe Parksports ground · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, 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 6.3 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,117 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOdiham Cottage Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWhitewater Health - Hook Surgery2.1 miPharmacyWhitewater Pharmacy2.1 miDentistHigh Street (Dental Surgery)2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWhitewater Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupils1.6 miIndependentWellesley Prep Schoolages 2-13, 263 pupils2.0 miSecondaryRobert May's Schoolages 11-16, 1,354 pupils4.3 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR24 miRailway stationHook2.5 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.8 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing22 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
