Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:51 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:06 am – 4:01 pm
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People8,025 residentsin the Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge census areaMedian age 50.93,388 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,910 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C906 mm of rain a year, 27 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)
Parks and green spacesHunts Farm Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 10 haTadburn Meadowspark · 3.0 mi · 6 haBraishfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miRomsey War Memorial Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 2 haFarley Mount Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 369 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202548 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202548 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryNightingale Surgery2.9 miPharmacyNightingale Pharmacy2.9 miDentistRomsey Dental Care LTD2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBraishfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Romsey Schoolages 11-16, 1,176 pupils2.7 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU8.5 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR54 miRailway stationMottisfont & Dunbridge2.0 miBus stationBus StationRomsey3.1 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks10 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO51 postcode district.
