Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:51 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:06 am – 4:01 pm
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People10,903 residentsin the North Baddesley & Braishfield census areaMedian age 48.94,625 households79% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,114 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C855 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 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 landmarksBrown Hillhill · under a mileLongbridge Lakelake · 2.6 miToothillhill · 1.1 miHursley Forestforest · 2.5 miThe Lakelake · 3.5 miEmer Bogwetland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChilworth Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 49 haMountbatten Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haFlexford Nature Reservepark · 2.0 mi · 19 haTadburn Meadowspark · 1.8 mi · 6 haKnightwood Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 6 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 202543 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202543 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 7.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,940 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryNorth Baddesley Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistClover Practice Limitedunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryNorth Baddesley Junior Schoolages 7-11, 350 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorth Baddesley Infant Schoolages 2-7, 321 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Mountbatten Schoolages 11-16, 1,474 pupils1.4 miCollegeBarton Peveril Sixth Form College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Southampton3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU4.0 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR54 miRailway stationChandlers Ford2.4 miBus stationBus StationRomsey2.7 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks5.8 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO52 postcode district.
