Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:46 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,234 residentsin the Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch census areaMedian age 49.23,274 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,815 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 38% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% 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 1°C713 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesThe Rectory Gardenpark · under a mileLough Downpark · 1.1 mi · 10 haSheepcot Fieldplaying field · within reach · 5 haGoring and Streatley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 60 haThe Bourdillon Children's Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileWhitchurch Village Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: 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 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband71% 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)3,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWallingford Community Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryGoring Surgeryunder a milePharmacyGoring Pharmacyunder a mileDentistBoathouse Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryGoring Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStreatley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-111.1 miSecondaryLangtree Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils2.6 miCollegeThe Henley College9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR29 miRailway stationGoring & Streatleyunder a mileBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth3.5 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG8 postcode district.
