Local servicesHospitalSalisbury District Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryNew Hall Hospital3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.3 miDentistThe Barn Dental & Cosmetic Clinic2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 119 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWyvern St Edmund's Academyages 11-16, 1,337 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU18 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS49 miRailway stationSalisbury3.7 miBus stationBus StationRomsey11 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks18 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SP5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:52 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:07 am – 4:02 pm
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People8,044 residentsin the Whaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow census areaMedian age 51.93,359 households82% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,856 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C845 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksGreat Islandisland · under a mileKitt's Islandisland · 1.3 miThe Acrewoodland · under a mileHightrees Woodwoodland · under a mileAshley Hillhill · 1.8 miKing Manor Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurchill Gardenspark · 2.7 mi · 9 haCastle Hill Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 43 haGreen Croftpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198445 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202450 mi away, Middlezoy, SomersetSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,473 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
