Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:46 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:07 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,340 residentsin the Shiplake & Binfield Heath census areaMedian age 49.92,441 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,896 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, education 11%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 58% work from home, 34% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C746 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 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 landmarksHighmoor Crosshistoric site · under a mileMaharajah's Wellhistoric site · 1.2 miWitheridge Hillhill · under a mileNewnham Hillhill · under a mileNewnhamhill Bottomvalley · under a mileHogendon Bottomvalley · under a mileWitheridgehill Commonwoodland · under a mileTidmore Poollake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIshree Baghpark · 1.1 miThe Dog Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 113 haCrockerand Greenpark · 1.7 miMemorial Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haSource: 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 202029 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% 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)2,679 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTownlands Memorial Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryNettlebed Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.6 miDentistByways Dental Practice2.3 miPolice stationSonning Common Police StationReading2.8 miCash machineMFG - Nettlebed Port (MRH)1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryStoke Row CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupils1.3 miPrimaryNettlebed Community Schoolages 3-11, 165 pupils1.6 miSecondaryMaiden Erlegh Chiltern Edgeages 11-16, 374 pupils2.7 miCollegeThe Henley College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR24 miRailway stationHenley-on-Thames4.2 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames5.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing26 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationReading4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG9 postcode district.
