Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,989 residentsin the Tadley East, Pamber & Silchester census areaMedian age 48.83,401 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,082 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C764 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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 landmarksPamber Forestforest · 1.0 miTadley Bottomvalley · under a mileRoundwood Gullyvalley · under a mileHungry Hillhill · under a mileFox Hillhill · 1.5 miLily Lakelake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTadley Commonpark · within reach · 37 haPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 1.5 mi · 254 haBishopswood Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 29 haTadley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 5 haSherfield Greenpark · 4.9 mi · 10 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 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.8 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryTadley Medical P'ship2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHolmwood Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHarrison Dental Tadley LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBishopswood Junior Schoolages 7-11, 223 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishopswood Infant Schoolages 5-7, 174 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Hurst Schoolages 11-16, 1,021 pupils2.1 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR30 miRailway stationAldermaston3.2 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.4 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing29 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG26 postcode district.
