Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:44 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:06 am – 3:55 pm
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People12,235 residentsin the Beaconsfield Town census areaMedian age 44.44,880 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,669 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 34% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages54% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C710 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesBeaconsfield Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 83 haWilton Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haThe Greenpark · 1.9 miThe Beacon Centersports ground · 1.0 miColeshill Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 5 haGoldhill Commonpark · 3.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202022 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202529 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,344 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChalfont's & Gerrards Cross Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryMillbarn Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPyramid Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAylesbury End (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialSecondaryBeaconsfield High Schoolages 11-18, 1,283 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Beaconsfield Schoolages 11-18, 876 pupilsunder a milePrimaryButlers Court Schoolages 4-11, 419 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWindsor Forest Colleges Group7.9 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationBeaconsfieldunder a mileBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe4.7 miFerrySunbury Ferry Landing17 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP9 postcode district.
