Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:47 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:05 am – 3:57 pm
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People9,154 residentsin the Fleet West & Winchfield census areaMedian age 45.93,729 households74% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,435 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, information and communication 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 41% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% 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°C734 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 spacesEdenbrook Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 33 haThe Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 9 haCauseway Greenpark · 1.5 miHartley Wintney Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 45 haCricket Greenplaying field · 1.4 miHarts Green Gardenallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 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 202548 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 8.0 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,976 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFleet Community Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryWhitewater Health1.5 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy1.5 miDentistHigh Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryOakwood Infant Schoolages 4-7, 175 pupils1.1 miPrimaryGreenfields Junior Schoolages 7-11, 326 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCalthorpe Park Schoolages 11-16, 1,688 pupils1.8 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology6.6 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR23 miRailway stationWinchfieldunder a mileBus stationBus StationBasingstoke7.9 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing20 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG27 postcode district.
