Local servicesHospitalThame Community Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryBrill Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots6.0 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Bullingdon2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBrill Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAshfold Schoolages 2-13, 226 pupils1.5 miPrimaryOakley Church of England Combined Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.6 miCollegeRuskin College7.9 miUniversityOxford Brookes University8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN29 miRailway stationHaddenham & Thame Parkway5.8 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury10 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:44 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:08 am – 3:55 pm
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People5,891 residentsin the Oakley, Brill & Edgcott census areaMedian age 46.32,246 households78% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,007 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle27% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C692 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November58 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haOakley Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200040 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: 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,298 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 191 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
