Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,578 residentsin the Kingsclere & Heath End census areaMedian age 48.73,227 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,867 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C819 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksLily Lakelake · 1.6 miKites Hillhill · under a milePugs Gullyvalley · under a milePlantation Hillhill · 1.1 miSpicer's Pondpond · under a mileWitches' Gullyvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 3.3 mi · 254 haMichaels Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haTadley Commonpark · 3.9 mi · 37 haSource: 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 202047 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: 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryWatership Down Health1.8 miPharmacyKingsclere Pharmacy1.8 miDentistKingsclere Health Centre Dental1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKingsclere Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Hurst Schoolages 11-16, 1,021 pupils2.9 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Reading13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU26 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR34 miRailway stationOverton5.2 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke6.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG26 postcode district.
