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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSO20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:50 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:07 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,025 residentsin the Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge census areaMedian age 50.93,388 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,910 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C839 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksPark Streamriver · under a mileStockbridge War Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miBorough Lakelake · 1.9 miMill Streamriver · 1.1 miYew Hillhill · under a mileHooper's Bottomvalley · under a mileNorth Head Carrierwater · under a mileRookley Manor, Hampshirehistoric site · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haWest Downpark · 4.8 mi · 27 haLockerley Greenpark · 4.7 miTop Greenpark · 4.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Jan 20159 mi away, Winchester, HampshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Jan 20159 mi away, Winchester, HampshireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryStockbridge Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyThe Stockbridge Pharmacy1.9 miDentistStockbridge1.9 miPolice stationRomsey Police Station7.0 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Stockbridge High Street, Stockbridge1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKing's Somborne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDanebury Schoolages 11-16, 357 pupils1.7 miCollegeSparsholt College Hampshire5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU12 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR53 miRailway stationMottisfont & Dunbridge4.1 miBus stationBus StationRomsey7.0 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks14 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingShell RechargeRomsey6.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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