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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C753 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 landmarksWhitchurch Lockhistoric site · 1.5 miBasildon Parkhistoric site · 2.1 miTidmore Poollake · 2.0 miHardwick Woodswalk or trail · 1.3 miBoze Downhill · under a mileBlackbird's Bottomvalley · under a mileTinepit Pondpond · under a mileGreenmoor Hillhill · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitchurch Village Greenpark · 1.1 miPangbourne Meadowpark · 1.4 mi · 6 haTidmarsh Millennium Greenpark · 2.7 miDolphin Housesports ground · 1.5 miPangbourne Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: 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 202033 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryThe Boat House Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyPangbourne Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDentalcare - Pangbourne1.7 miPolice stationThames Valley PolicePangbourne1.7 miCash machineAsda (C) Pangbourne - Reading Road PFS, Pangbourne1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentIndependentOratory Preparatory Schoolages 2-13, 263 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitchurch Primary Schoolages 4-11, 136 pupils1.1 miSecondaryLangtree Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils1.8 miCollegeThe Henley College7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Reading7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR27 miRailway stationPangbourne1.7 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames2.0 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing28 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingubitricity2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG8 postcode district.
