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 – 3:55 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°C671 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesHomewood Parkpark · under a mile · 18 haChertsey Common Longcrosspark · 1.0 mi · 5 haQueenwoodgolf course · 1.2 mi · 76 haCabrera Avenue Open Spacepark · 1.3 miFoxhills Club and Resortsports ground · under a mile · 6 haOttershaw Memorial Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 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 202037 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: 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 12 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 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
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNws Integrated Care Services (Nics)5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJays Pharmacy Virginia Water3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistLangley's Dental Centre1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryLyne and Longcross CofE Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 202 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Ann's Heath Junior Schoolages 7-11, 231 pupils1.1 miSecondarySalesian School, Chertseyages 11-18, 1,884 pupils1.2 miCollegeBrooklands College3.8 miUniversityRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR6.9 miRailway stationVirginia Water1.3 miBus stationElmsleigh Bus StationStaines3.6 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing3.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the KT16 postcode district.
