Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,658 residentsin the Hook & Rotherwick census areaMedian age 41.33,881 households75% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,078 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: information and communication 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% 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 higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksWebb's Hillhill · 1.0 miForest of Eversleyforest · 2.7 miReaden Pondpond · under a mileBroad Waterlake · 3.4 miScures Hillhill · 2.0 miStroud's Green Commonwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTylney Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 72 haWhitewater Meadowspark · 1.6 mi · 12 haNewnham Greenpark · 1.4 miWellworth Parkpark · 1.4 miHook Allotment Associationallotments · 1.1 mi · 2 haHartletts Parkplaying field · 1.6 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 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 6.4 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,413 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOdiham Cottage Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWhitewater Health - Hook Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyWhitewater Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentist2 London Road (Dental Practice)1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWhitewater Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupilsright herePrimaryHook Junior Schoolages 7-11, 467 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRobert May's Schoolages 11-16, 1,354 pupils3.5 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology5.5 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR25 miRailway stationHook1.7 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke5.0 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing23 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
