Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:43 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:10 am – 3:54 pm
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People10,362 residentsin the Marsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick census areaMedian age 46.14,173 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,335 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C729 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksThe Cascadewaterfall · 3.1 miOxford Waterlake · 2.8 miGrotto Lakelake · 3.0 miHome Woodwoodland · under a mileWhitfield Woodwoodland · under a mileMonkey Islandisland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilverstone Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 55 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miBrackley Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200028 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20258 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,549 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrackley Comm Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryBrackley Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyLowick LTD3.0 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySyresham St James CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 122 pupils1.0 miSecondarySilverstone UTCages 14-19, 463 pupils2.6 miCollegeMilton Keynes College13.8 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN33 miRailway stationKings Sutton9.1 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone2.7 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN13 postcode district.
