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Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryNordon House Surgery1.9 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.1 miDentistHigh Street (Dental Surgery)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGreat Horwood Church of England Schoolages 3-11, 113 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir Thomas Fremantle Schoolages 11-16, 681 pupils1.7 miPrimaryWinslow Church of England Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupils1.8 miCollegeMilton Keynes College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN23 miRailway stationMilton Keynes Central6.2 miBus stationBus StationBletchley6.4 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK17 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK17 postcode district.

County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtMK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:43 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:09 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,789 residentsin the Newton Longville & Great Horwood census areaMedian age 49.92,369 households81% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,889 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle42% 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 higher13% 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 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorth Lakelake · 2.0 miSouth Lakelake · 2.5 miSun Hillhill · 1.9 miThe Hillhill · 2.2 miNansley's Brakewoodland · 1.5 miCrab Tree Leys Brakewoodland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miGarden of Peacepark · 1.4 miTomkins Park and Arboretumpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200038 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20252 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,475 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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