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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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 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 landmarksNewnhamhill Bottomvalley · under a mileSplashall Bottomvalley · under a mileTidmore Poollake · 2.3 miNewnham Hillhill · under a mileWitheridge Hillhill · under a mileCommon Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIshree Baghpark · under a mileCrockerand Greenpark · 2.4 miMemorial Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 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 5.6 · 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
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
Elevation167 m548 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTownlands Memorial Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryNettlebed Surgery2.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.7 miDentistByways Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStoke Row CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCheckendon Church of England (A) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLangtree Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils2.5 miCollegeThe Henley College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR25 miRailway stationHenley-on-Thames5.1 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames5.1 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.
