Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:48 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:02 am – 3:59 pm
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People8,233 residentsin the Dean, Lavant & Summersdale census areaMedian age 52.93,673 households69% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,541 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C831 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksQuarry Lakelake · 2.8 miLeythorne Lakelake · 2.8 miStone Dellvalley · 1.3 miHalnaker Hillhill · 1.7 miRedvin's Shawwoodland · under a mileInkpen Furzewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGoodwood Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 72 haOving Diamond Jubilee Parkplaying field · 1.4 miOaklands Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 14 haPriory Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201929 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202534 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 6.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,070 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Richards Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryTangmere Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyKamsons Pharmacy2.0 miDentistTangmere Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBoxgrove CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 71 pupilsright herePrimaryTangmere Primary Academyages 3-11, 219 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Six Villages Academyages 11-16, 731 pupils2.5 miCollegeChichester High Schools Sixth Form3.4 miUniversityUniversity of Chichester2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU29 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW31 miRailway stationChichester3.5 miBus stationBus StationChichester3.4 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing7.3 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PO18 postcode district.
