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County or areaHampshire
Postcode districtRG7
Telephone code0118
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:47 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:06 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,989 residentsin the Tadley East, Pamber & Silchester census areaMedian age 48.83,401 households80% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,082 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C741 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 23°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 landmarksSilchester Roman Wallshistoric site · under a mileSilchester roman Amphitheaterhistoric site · 1.1 miPamber Forestforest · 1.0 miStone Hillhill · under a mileHungry Hillhill · under a mileOnion's Holewater · under a mileClad Gullyvalley · 1.1 miBest Gullyvalley · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTadley Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 37 haPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 2.6 mi · 254 haTadley Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haThe Alfred Palmer Memorial Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSherfield Greenpark · 3.8 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalParklands Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryTadley Medical Partnership1.9 miPharmacyMorland Pharmacy1.9 miDentistHarrison Dental Tadley LTD1.7 miPolice stationSulhamstead Police Training CentreReading4.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Mortimer, Victoria Road2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimarySilchester Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 156 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTadley Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 221 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Hurst Schoolages 11-16, 1,021 pupils3.2 miCollegeBasingstoke College of Technology6.1 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

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