Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:49 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:02 am – 3:59 pm
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People11,486 residentsin the Tangmere, Mundham & Hunston census areaMedian age 40.54,728 households58% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright24% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,608 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C827 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 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)
Parks and green spacesGoodwood Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 72 haOving Diamond Jubilee Parkplaying field · under a mileOaklands Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 14 haPriory Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haSussex Grow Spacesallotments · 1.8 miSource: 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 201930 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202533 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,230 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 29 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Richards Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryTangmere Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKamsons Pharmacy1.6 miDentistTangmere Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryTangmere Primary Academyages 3-11, 219 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBoxgrove CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 71 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Six Villages Academyages 11-16, 731 pupils2.4 miCollegeChichester High Schools Sixth Form2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Chichester2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU29 miMajor airportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW31 miRailway stationChichester3.1 miBus stationBus StationChichester3.0 miFerryBosham Hoe Ferry Landing7.0 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PO20 postcode district.
