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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtSL6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:45 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:06 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,586 residentsin the Furze Platt census areaMedian age 38.82,381 households59% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright28% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,201 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle67% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C659 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksSummerleaze Lakelake · 1.1 miGrass Eyotisland · 1.6 miBridge Eyotisland · 1.6 miPunt Hillhill · 1.0 miMount Hillhill · 1.3 miBray Lakelake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNorth Town Moorpark · under a mile · 5 haKidwells Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCookham Dean Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 18 haOaken Grove Parkplaying field · under a mile · 8 haMaidenhead Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 54 haCookham Road Allotment Siteallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202027 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,476 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mark's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLinden Medical Centre17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyH A Mcparland LTD11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLinden Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools15 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryFurze Platt Infant Schoolages 4-7, 270 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFurze Platt Junior Schoolages 7-11, 364 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFurze Platt Senior Schoolages 11-18, 1,556 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College7.4 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationFurze Plattunder a mileBus stationCoachwayHigh Wycombe5.7 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing16 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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