Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:45 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:01 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,713 residentsin the Pound Hill census areaMedian age 36.64,194 households75% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,671 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 7% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C803 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 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 landmarksCharlwood Househistoric site · 1.9 miHigh House, Horley C1600-1650historic site · 2.0 miHuntsgreen Woodwoodland · under a mileTilgate Lakelake · 3.3 miThe Moatwater · 1.6 miHorleyland Woodwoodland · under a mileTitmus Lakelake · 3.6 miWorth Forestforest · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSurrey and Sussex Crematorium and Garden of Remembrancepark · under a mile · 7 haGrattons Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 9 haRiverside Garden Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 13 haOakwood Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haThe Grattons Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haBurstow Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20194 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202443 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 15 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,798 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLangley Green Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryIprs Aeromed Courts9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Irc Gatwick1.0 miPolice stationGatwick Airport Police Station1.3 miCash machineBP - Gatwick South SF Connect, London Gatwick Airportunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 specialAll-throughThe Gatwick Schoolages 4-16, 861 pupilsunder a milePrimaryForge Wood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMilton Mount Primary Schoolages 4-11, 618 pupils1.2 miCollegeEast Surrey College7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW1.1 miRailway stationGatwick Airportunder a mileLight railGatwick South Terminal Shuttle StationGatwick Airport1.0 miBus stationBus StationCrawley2.3 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton19 miBus stops36 within a mileCar parkParking4lessGatwick4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingE-VeezyCrawley2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH10 postcode district.
