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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtRG24
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:48 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,951 residentsin the Old Basing & the Candovers census areaMedian age 51.73,342 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,870 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 8°C, lows 2°C736 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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 landmarksBasing Househistoric site · under a mileBasing House Ruinshistoric site · under a mileHodd's Hillhill · under a mileBasing Forestforest · 2.0 miMill Headwater · under a mileRuctstall's Hillhill · 1.2 miBlack Damwater · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBasingstoke Commonpark · under a mile · 47 haCowdery's Downspark · under a mile · 20 haBinfields Woodland Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 15 haBasingstoke Town Colts Football Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 5 haMay's Bountyplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 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 7.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,522 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBasingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryOld Basing Surgery (Manor Lane)10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLinden Court Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationBasingstoke Police Station1.6 miCash machineCash machine 39-45 Wote StreetBasingstoke1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryOld Basing Infant Schoolages 4-7, 249 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 357 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Costello Schoolages 11-16, 1,160 pupils1.5 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology2.1 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU26 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR29 miRailway stationBasingstoke1.7 miBus stationBus StationBasingstoke1.6 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing27 miBus stops60 within a mileCar parkChineham Shopping - West Car ParkBasingstoke1.0 miEV chargingMerBasingstoke4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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