Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryThe Boat House Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPangbourne Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Practice (Pangbourne) LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryWhitchurch Primary Schoolages 4-11, 136 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPangbourne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 107 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDenefield Schoolages 11-18, 1,171 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe Henley College8.3 miUniversityUniversity of Reading7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR27 miRailway stationPangbourneunder a mileBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames1.5 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing28 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG8 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C748 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBoze Downhill · under a mileThe Canalcanal · 1.1 miGregory's Hillhill · 1.3 miTidmore Poollake · 3.2 miHalfmoon Shrubberywoodland · under a mileBlackbird's Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPangbourne Meadowpark · under a mile · 6 haWhitchurch Village Greenpark · under a mileTidmarsh Millennium Greenpark · 1.6 miDolphin Housesports ground · under a milePangbourne Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGoosecroft Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 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 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
