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County or areaSurrey
Postcode districtGU26
Telephone code01494
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min4:47 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:04 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,519 residentsin the Hindhead, Beacon Hill & Frensham census areaMedian age 49.83,433 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,003 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 40% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C871 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 11 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 landmarksMarchants Hillhill · under a mileHyde Hillhill · under a mileGolden Valleyvalley · under a mileHighcomb Bottomvalley · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 3.0 miWishanger Lakelake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrovers Gardenspark · under a mileHindhead Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 69 haMarchant's Hill Activity Centresports ground · under a mile · 19 haHindhead Playing Fieldplaying field · within reach · 3 haFrensham Commonpark · 2.2 mi · 360 haRedhearn Greenpark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201922 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202447 mi away, Worminghall, 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation209 m686 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 253 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolycross Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryGrayshott Surgery1.1 miPharmacyBeacon Hill Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist5 Dental & Skinunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 primary, 3 independent, 2 specialPrimaryBeacon Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 186 pupilsunder a mileIndependentOneSchool Global UK - Hindhead Campusages 7-18, 138 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoolmer Hill Schoolages 11-16, 892 pupils2.3 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology11.1 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW24 miRailway stationHaslemere2.8 miBus stationBus StationMidhurst9.4 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing22 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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