Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:43 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:07 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,183 residentsin the Victoria Park census areaMedian age 37.62,423 households67% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright13% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,084 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C624 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesVictoria Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haAlfred Rose Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haPennyroyal Greenpark · 1.4 miWalton Court Parkpark · 1.6 miTring Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHaydon Hill Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 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 8.8 · 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
Broadband97% 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)2,522 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryWoodlands House - Bcss Inpatient Unit18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Aylesburyunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools21 primary, 7 secondary, 4 special, 2 otherPrimarySt Louis Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 454 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAylesbury Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,346 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAylesbury High Schoolages 11-18, 1,368 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group1.1 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationAylesburyunder a mileBus stationAylesbury Bus Stnunder a mileBus stops142 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP20 postcode district.
