Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:43 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:08 am – 3:54 pm
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People10,012 residentsin the Wing, Wingrave & Bierton census areaMedian age 41.44,009 households78% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,082 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C679 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 16 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)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileBurston Hillhill · 1.2 miOakfield Lakelake · 3.5 miFreemasons Woodwoodland · under a mileTiddenfoot Lakelake · 4.8 miThe Greenwoodland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.6 miPennyroyal Greenpark · 2.9 miHaydon Hill Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202510 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryAshcroft Surgery2.9 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.7 miDentistBridge Dental Surgeries LTD1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWingrave Church of England Combined Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Cottesloe Schoolages 11-18, 1,190 pupils2.5 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group4.6 miUniversityThe Open University10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN17 miRailway stationAylesbury4.5 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury3.4 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP22 postcode district.
