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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People5,519 residentsin the Watlington & Nettlebed census areaMedian age 49.32,338 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 2,801 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C770 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksPriest's Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileOxlands Bottomvalley · under a mileThe Greenwoodland · under a mileJoyce Grovewoodland · under a mileOakingham Bottomvalley · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCrockerand Greenpark · under a mileHuntercombe Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 47 haIshree Baghpark · 2.0 miCow Commonpark · 3.9 mi · 23 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 202027 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202528 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 6.5 · 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
Broadband70% 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)2,679 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 202 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTownlands Memorial Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryNettlebed Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.0 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Huntercombe1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNettlebed Community Schoolages 3-11, 165 pupilsright hereSecondaryMaiden Erlegh Chiltern Edgeages 11-16, 374 pupils4.2 miCollegeThe Henley College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Reading9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR24 miRailway stationHenley-on-Thames4.8 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames7.1 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing27 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG9 postcode district.
