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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtHP5
Telephone code01489
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,145 residentsin the Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer census areaMedian age 50.53,254 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,838 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C804 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksWhelpley Hill Iron Age Forthistoric site · 1.3 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 2.0 miKingfisher Lakelake · 1.6 miNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 2.3 miLey Hillhill · under a mileMaple Hillhill · under a mileLower Waterlake · 2.3 miChenies Manor Househistoric site · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChesham and Ley Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 24 haChesham Moorpark · 1.5 mi · 14 haBovingdon Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haLowndes Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 14 haChesham Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miCameron Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202015 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202524 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesham Hospital (Op)1.6 miGP surgeryThe New Surgery Chesham6 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyChesham Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistYork House Dental Practice1.6 miPolice stationAmersham Police Station2.8 miCash machineMFG - Chesham (MRH)1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLey Hill Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsright hereIndependentChesham Preparatory Schoolages 3-11, 375 pupils1.0 miSecondaryChesham Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,331 pupils1.3 miCollegeWest Herts College7.8 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationChalfont & LatimerLittle Chalfont2.9 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station1.8 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe9.3 miFerryKew Pier20 miBus stops16 within a mileCar parkCar Park Chesham1.6 miEV chargingShell RechargeChesham1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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