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
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People9,534 residentsin the Hazlemere census areaMedian age 46.13,802 households85% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,598 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C817 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January43 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 spacesHazlemere Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 37 haPenn Street Commonpark · 1.8 mi · 2 haDownley Commonpark · 2.5 mi · 25 haPeace Gardenpark · 2.1 miTylers Greenallotments · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 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 202525 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 8.2 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband80% 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)3,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 180 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWycombe Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryHighfield Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Hazlemere Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryHazlemere Church of England Combined Schoolages 3-11, 181 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir William Ramsay Schoolages 11-18, 984 pupilsunder a milePrimaryManor Farm Junior Schoolages 7-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe Henley College11.6 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationHigh Wycombe2.1 miUndergroundAmersham Underground Station4.7 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe2.1 miFerrySunbury Ferry Landing21 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP15 postcode district.
