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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtHP13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:44 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,302 residentsin the Downley census areaMedian age 39.34,609 households69% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,723 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C803 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHunt's Hillhill · under a mileHughenden Valleyvalley · 1.4 miCommon Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Wycombe Hillhill · 1.7 miFlagmore Woodwoodland · under a milePike Hillmountain · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDownley Commonpark · under a mile · 25 haPlomer Hillpark · under a mile · 7 haTom Burt's Hillpark · 1.7 mi · 12 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haMagnolia Parksports ground · under a mile · 3 haDesborough Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202019 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 7.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,429 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 188 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWycombe Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryHughenden Valley Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDownley Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Chiltern Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryThe Downley Schoolages 4-11, 350 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Disraeli Schoolages 2-11, 652 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Royal Grammar School, High Wycombeages 11-18, 1,451 pupils1.4 miCollegeThe Henley College10.1 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationHigh Wycombe1.8 miBus stationHigh Wycombe BusStn1.5 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing23 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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