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
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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°C789 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Parks and green spacesChartridge Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 31 haLowndes Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 14 haCo-op Fieldpark · 1.4 miAbbey Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 34 haMarston Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haAsheridge Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202014 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202521 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
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
Elevation173 m568 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 180 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesham Hospital (Op)2.5 miGP surgeryThe New Surgery Chesham2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyChess Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles2.0 miDentistDental Practice (260-290)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChartridge Combined Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupilsunder a milePrimaryIvingswood Academyages 2-11, 149 pupils1.6 miSecondaryChiltern Hills Academyages 11-18, 1,047 pupils1.6 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group9.6 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN16 miRailway stationGreat Missenden2.9 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station2.1 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe7.7 miFerryKew Pier23 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP5 postcode district.
