Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:44 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,145 residentsin the Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer census areaMedian age 50.53,254 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,838 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle42% 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 higher11% 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 2°C834 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 1.6 miBishop's Hillhill · under a mileWarren Waterlake · 2.0 miDevil's Denvalley · under a mileKingfisher Lakelake · 2.5 miChiltern Hillshills · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHyde Heath Commonpark · under a mile · 6 haThe Greenpark · under a mileAbbey Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 34 haChartridge Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 31 haAmersham Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: 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 202015 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202523 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation167 m548 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChiltern Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryWater Meadow Surgery1.8 miPharmacyGarlicks Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistChesham Dental Care1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryHyde Heath Infant Schoolages 4-7, 51 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittle Missenden Church of England Schoolages 2-7, 28 pupils1.2 miSecondaryChiltern Hills Academyages 11-18, 1,047 pupils1.6 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group10.8 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN17 miRailway stationGreat Missenden2.4 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station1.9 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe6.1 miFerryKew Pier22 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP6 postcode district.
