Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:44 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:07 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,310 residentsin the Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green census areaMedian age 48.52,553 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,148 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 40% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% 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 higher9% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C781 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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)
Nearby landmarksButlers Crosshistoric site · under a mileChequershistoric site · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · under a mileRagpit Hillhill · under a mileThe Coombesvalley · under a mileThe Denevalley · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileEllesborough Warrenwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEllesborough Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 30 haEllesborough Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileWalton Court Parkpark · 3.5 miAston Clinton Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 14 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 202012 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202517 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,719 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaddocks Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryWestongrove Partnership2.2 miPharmacyWendover Pharmacy2.1 miDentistPerry House Dental Surgery2.1 miPolice stationWendover Police StationAylesbury2.2 miCash machineHarpenden Building SocietyWendover2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentGriffin House Schoolages 2-11, 159 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Kimble Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJohn Colet Schoolages 11-18, 1,014 pupils2.4 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group4.4 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN20 miRailway stationLittle Kimbleunder a mileBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn4.4 miFerryKew Pier28 miBus stops29 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseAylesbury4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP17 postcode district.
