Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:45 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:04 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,685 residentsin the Ottershaw & Lyne census areaMedian age 46.82,377 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,780 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 48% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C655 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January42 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksFlutters Hillhill · under a mileOystershell Hillhill · under a mileAlbury Bottomvalley · under a mileVirginia Waterlake · 2.5 miOld Sladevalley · 1.0 miLongside Lakelake · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWentworthgolf course · under a mile · 265 haChertsey Common Longcrosspark · under a mile · 5 haLittle Heathpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haBurrow Hill Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haFoxhills Club and Resortsports ground · 1.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 12 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,036 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryVirginia Water Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyJays Pharmacy Virginia Water2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistLangley's Dental Centre1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryTrumps Green Infant Schoolages 5-7, 125 pupils1.5 miIndependentCoworth-Flexlands Schoolages 2-11, 136 pupils1.7 miSecondarySalesian School, Chertseyages 11-18, 1,884 pupils2.9 miCollegeBrooklands College5.3 miUniversityRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR8.4 miRailway stationLongcrossunder a mileBus stationElmsleigh Bus StationStaines5.0 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KT16 postcode district.
