Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:42 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:07 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,584 residentsin the Leighton Buzzard Central census areaMedian age 39.84,355 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright22% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,871 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 48% go by car, 4% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesParson's Closepark · under a mile · 3 haTiddenfoot Waterside Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 13 haPage's Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haStockgrove Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 14 haWeston Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haTiddenfoot Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202512 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,731 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBletchley Community Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryLeighton Buzzard Health Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeak Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSouth Bedfordshire Communityunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools12 primary, 6 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryThe Mary Bassett Lower Schoolages 2-9, 378 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Rushmere Park Academyages 2-9, 207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLeighton Middle Schoolages 9-13, 597 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMilton Keynes College8.4 miUniversityThe Open University7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzardunder a mileBus stationBus StationBletchley6.1 miBus stops155 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LU7 postcode district.
