Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:47 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:02 am – 3:57 pm
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People12,394 residentsin the Billingshurst census areaMedian age 41.95,151 households70% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,381 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C825 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesSouthwater Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 31 haAshington Millennium Gardenpark · 4.1 miDenne Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 24 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 201914 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202548 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,467 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorsham Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryBillingshurst Surgery2.9 miPharmacyArun Valley Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWilliam Penn Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShipley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWeald School, Theages 11-18, 1,800 pupils2.7 miCollegeVarndean College15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW14 miRailway stationBillingshurst2.5 miBus stationBus StationCrawley13 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing24 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH13 postcode district.
