Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:48 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:03 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,705 residentsin the Fernhurst & Northchapel census areaMedian age 48.02,648 households73% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,143 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 9°C, lows 2°C955 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksGolden Valleyvalley · under a mileHammer Hillhill · under a mileIron Hillhill · 1.1 miHammer Bottomvalley · 1.0 miLinchmere Marshwetland · under a mileBoxall's Moorwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRadford Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 12 haLion Greenpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haLowsley Farmpark · 2.2 mi · 6 haShottermill Ponds Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miThe Edgesports ground · 1.7 mi · 15 haBramshott War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 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 201923 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202547 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,722 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation156 m512 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 194 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolycross Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryLiphook Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistColosseum Dental (Vicarage Lane)1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentHighfield and Brookham Schoolages 2-13, 415 pupils1.0 miPrimaryCamelsdale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 215 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWoolmer Hill Schoolages 11-16, 892 pupils1.6 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology14.9 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW26 miRailway stationLiphook1.7 miBus stationBus StationMidhurst5.7 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing18 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU27 postcode district.
