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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG17
Telephone code01488
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:48 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:08 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,695 residentsin the Lambourn & Great Shefford census areaMedian age 48.22,507 households61% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright18% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,900 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, other services 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C773 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGold Hillhill · 1.9 miKite Hillhill · 2.0 miDaldridge Woodwoodland · under a mileElton Woodwoodland · under a mileTullock Bottomvalley · 2.3 miWinterdown Bottomvalley · 2.5 miSegsbury Hill Forthistoric site · 5.7 miBerkshire Downshills · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWest Berkshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 47 haThe Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,536 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 177 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryLambourn Surgery4.0 miPharmacyLambourn Pharmacy4.3 miDentistMarket Place (Dental Surgery)4.4 miPolice stationNewbury Police Station7.4 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Lambourn, Lambourn4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryShefford C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 52 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNewbury College8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU36 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR42 miRailway stationKintbury4.9 miBus stationNewbury Wharf7.4 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationReading4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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