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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtSO51
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:51 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:06 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,491 residentsin the Lyndhurst & Minstead census areaMedian age 55.22,405 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,500 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 8% walk or cycle38% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C852 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBroadlands Lakelake · 1.6 miTestwood Lakelake · 1.6 miBrooke's Hillhill · under a mileTotton War Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miSadler's Mill and Salmon Leaphistoric site · 2.9 miShorn Hillhill · 1.1 miGreat Pondpond · 1.2 miWhitemoor Pondpond · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPaultons Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 58 haBramshaw Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 6 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haBartley Greenpark · 2.7 miHome Covert Woodpark · 3.1 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Apr 198448 mi away, Nr Weymouth, DorsetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 6 Dec 202544 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 8.3 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,533 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRomsey Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWest Hants Community Diabetes Service9 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyPharmacy Direct2.3 miDentistForest Gate Dental Care2.5 miPolice stationTotton Police StationSouthampton3.0 miCash machineRontec - West Wellow (Co-op), Owerunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryCopythorne CofE Infant Schoolages 4-7, 71 pupils1.6 miPrimaryCalmore Infant Schoolages 4-7, 174 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTestwood Schoolages 11-16, 820 pupils2.6 miCollegeBarton Peveril Sixth Form College7.6 miUniversityUniversity of Southampton6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU7.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR59 miRailway stationTotton3.3 miBus stationBus StationRomsey3.2 miFerrySouthampton Vehicle Ferry TerminalEastern Docks6.9 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationCadnam2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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