Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:43 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:09 am – 3:54 pm
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People10,556 residentsin the Buckingham South, Maids Moreton & Akeley census areaMedian age 39.93,923 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,018 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 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 spacesSilverstone Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 55 haThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200030 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20256 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,439 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryThe Swan Practice3.4 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy3.4 miDentist7 High Street (Dental Practice)3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 independentIndependentStowe Schoolages 12-19, 876 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAkeley Wood Senior Schoolages 11-18, 380 pupils1.6 miSecondarySilverstone UTCages 14-19, 463 pupils2.3 miCollegeMilton Keynes College11.8 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN30 miRailway stationWolverton9.7 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone2.6 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK18 postcode district.
