Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:50 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:05 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,962 residentsin the Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon census areaMedian age 50.13,664 households77% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,225 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 48% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C901 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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)
Parks and green spacesSwanmore Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 14 haShedfield Commonpark · 2.2 mi · 13 haWhiteley Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201943 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202537 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 7.0 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,733 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOptegra Eye Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryBishops Waltham Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistHoe Road (Dental Surgery)1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySwanmore Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySwanmore Collegeages 11-16, 1,338 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John the Baptist Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Hampshire College Group6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Southampton9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU7.9 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW45 miRailway stationBotley4.1 miBus stationBus StationFareham6.3 miFerryWarsash Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO32 postcode district.
