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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People5,690 residentsin the East Oakley census areaMedian age 50.72,380 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,594 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C773 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksPiccadilly Hillhill · 1.3 miLily Lakelake · 2.9 miKite Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Lakelake · 3.3 miWorting Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWeybrook Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 94 haStratton Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 12 haPopley Community Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 8 haDown Grange Meadowpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haWinklebury Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 9 haRussell Howard Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202049 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryRooksdown Practice1.4 miPharmacyPharmacy Link2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistBasingstoke & Nth Hampshire Hosp1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryCastle Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 651 pupils1.1 miPrimaryCastle Hill Infant Schoolages 4-7, 174 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBishop Challoner Catholic Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 894 pupils1.8 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU24 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationBasingstoke2.7 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke2.8 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks29 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG23 postcode district.
