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 – 3:57 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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Parks and green spacesWellington Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 112 haSherfield Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 10 haWellesley Water Meadowpark · 3.3 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 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 6.0 · 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
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
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryClift Surgery2.4 miPharmacyThe Little Village Pharmacy2.6 miDentistOaktree Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentWellesley Prep Schoolages 2-13, 263 pupils1.9 miPrimaryMortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior Schoolages 7-11, 235 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Willink Schoolages 11-18, 1,205 pupils3.9 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology6.8 miUniversityUniversity of Reading7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR26 miRailway stationMortimer1.7 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.4 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing24 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG7 postcode district.
