Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:44 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:04 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,471 residentsin the Halliford & Sunbury West census areaMedian age 45.52,628 households76% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,079 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C640 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 23 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 landmarksWheatley's Eyotisland · under a mileHalliford Mere Lakelake · 1.3 miSunburylock Aitisland · 1.0 miBroad Waterlake · 1.9 miTumbling Baywater · under a mileKnight Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSunbury Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haHalliford Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haSunbury Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haSplash Meadowpark · under a mileHalliford Close Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileVandals Rugby and Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 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 202545 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 13 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWalton Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryUpper Halliford Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTrio Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistShepperton Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 5 specialSecondaryThamesmead Schoolages 11-16, 1,054 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawkedale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bishop Wand Church of England Schoolages 11-18, 1,229 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrooklands College3.0 miUniversitySt Mary's University, Twickenham4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR5.0 miRailway stationSheppertonunder a mileUndergroundHeathrow Terminal 4 Underground StationHeathrow Airport Terminal 44.1 miBus stationElmsleigh Bus StationStaines4.0 miFerryWalton Ferry LandingWalton-on-Thames1.2 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TW17 postcode district.