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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG20
Telephone codeNot listed
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 51 min8:08 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,479 residentsin the Kintbury & Boxford census areaMedian age 50.02,710 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,187 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C764 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksFurze Hillhill · 1.1 miHoar Hillhill · 1.2 miShaw Househistoric site · 3.7 miTullock Bottomvalley · 1.7 miScotch Woodwoodland · under a mileGreenham Lockhistoric site · 4.1 miStarveall Plantationswoodland · under a mileGreenhamisland · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSnelsmore Common Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 85 haDeanwood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 17 haMiss Lawrence Fieldpark · 2.8 mi · 2 haGoldwell Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.9 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,761 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation142 m466 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryKintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery2.7 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.4 miDentistWestbrook House3.5 miPolice stationNewbury Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Newbury Pound Street3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStockcross C.E. Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWelford and Wickham C.E. Primary Schoolages 5-11, 53 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTrinity Schoolages 11-18, 1,349 pupils3.6 miCollegeNewbury College4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU33 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR41 miRailway stationKintbury2.5 miBus stationNewbury Wharf3.8 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingubitricity2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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