Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
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People11,111 residentsin the Bramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes census areaMedian age 39.94,480 households70% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,851 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C763 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.2 miBasing Forestforest · 1.4 miFarm Pondpond · under a mileLily Lakelake · 3.0 miPiccadilly Hillhill · 1.8 miEdgerton's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWeybrook Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 94 haPopley Community Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haChute Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haChineham Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 5 haChapel Gatepark · 1.8 miWhiteditch Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 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 202047 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,790 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRooksdown Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyRooksdown Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistBasingstoke & Nth Hampshire Hosp1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 4 special, 1 otherPrimarySherborne St John Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 113 pupilsright hereSecondaryEverest Community Academyages 11-16, 740 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMerton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 245 pupils1.1 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Reading12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU26 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR31 miRailway stationBasingstoke2.1 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke2.2 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing29 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG24 postcode district.
