Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:49 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:05 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,944 residentsin the Springvale & Itchen Abbas census areaMedian age 45.22,791 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C879 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesAlresford Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 48 haMemorial Gardenpark · 1.7 miSpring Garden Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miStation Millsports ground · 1.7 miHinton Parkpark · 4.2 miBroadview Recreation Groundpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201942 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202547 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,889 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeigh House Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryAlresford Surgery1.7 miPharmacyWessex Pharmacies1.8 miDentistBerukin Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryPerins Schoolages 11-16, 1,140 pupils1.5 miPrimarySun Hill Infant and Preschoolages 3-7, 127 pupils1.7 miPrimarySun Hill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 145 pupils1.7 miCollegePeter Symonds College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Winchester5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU11 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR42 miRailway stationWinchester5.3 miBus stationBus StationWinchester5.0 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks16 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SO24 postcode district.
