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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSP11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:49 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:07 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,476 residentsin the Picket Twenty & Picket Piece census areaMedian age 32.32,852 households59% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright23% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate77% of adults are economically active, 4,089 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 11%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C837 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTinker's Hillhill · under a mileHarewood Forestforest · 1.7 miMill Lakelake · 2.6 miBarlows Lakelake · 2.7 miBere Hillhill · 1.4 miFlock Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCommon Acrepark · 1.6 miWatermills Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 18 haVigo Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miAsh Barn Restpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Dec 198648 mi away, Oxford, OxfordshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202442 mi away, Worminghall, 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 5.7 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,207 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke General Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryShepherds Spring Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyShepherds Spring Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistNew Street (Dental Surgery)1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryPilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 359 pupils1.0 miPrimaryVigo Primary Schoolages 5-11, 586 pupils1.2 miSecondaryLift Wintonages 11-16, 978 pupils1.2 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire9.6 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU19 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR46 miRailway stationAndover2.3 miBus stationBus StationAndover1.9 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks23 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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