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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtRG21
Telephone code01256
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,832 residentsin the Kings Furlong census areaMedian age 36.83,858 households51% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright15% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 4,965 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, information and communication 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 39% go by car, 7% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 80%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C800 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksNorfolk House, Basingstokehistoric site · 1.2 miBasing House Ruinshistoric site · 1.6 miRuctstall's Hillhill · 1.1 miBasing Forestforest · 2.2 miBlack Damwater · 1.1 miMill Headwater · 1.2 miThe Lakelake · 3.1 miCliddesden Hillhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWar Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haGlebe Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haVictory Parkpark · under a mileMay's Bountyplaying field · under a mileKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileWest Ham Parksports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202049 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202435 mi away, Worminghall, 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,071 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryHackwood Partnership12 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBasingstoke Dental Clinicright herePolice stationBasingstoke Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCash machine 39-45 Wote Street2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools24 primary, 7 secondary, 7 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryFairfields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 403 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKings Furlong Infant School and Nurseryages 2-7, 193 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCranbourneages 11-16, 1,088 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBasingstoke College of Technologyright hereUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU24 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR31 miRailway stationBasingstokeunder a mileBus stationBus StationBasingstokeunder a mileFerryShepperton Ferry Landing29 miBus stops111 within a mileCar parkCastons Car ParkBasingstoke2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationBasingstoke5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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