Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:43 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:07 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,012 residentsin the Wing, Wingrave & Bierton census areaMedian age 41.44,009 households78% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,082 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C655 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksAscott Househistoric site · under a mileBridego Bridgehistoric site · 1.2 miTiddenfoot Lakelake · 1.5 miWindmill Hillhill · under a mileGarden Pondpond · under a mileGrimstone's Furzewoodland · under a mileTilsworth Castlecastle · 4.9 miMotte & Bailey Castlecastle · 4.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTiddenfoot Waterside Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 13 haMentmore Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 138 haParson's Closepark · 2.1 mi · 3 haJubilee Greenplaying field · 1.1 miWyngates Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.4 mi · 2 haTiddenfoot Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202512 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryAshcroft Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistBridge Dental Surgeries LTD1.8 miPolice stationTring Police Station6.7 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMLeighton Buzzard2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 3 secondarySecondaryThe Cottesloe Schoolages 11-18, 1,190 pupils1.2 miPrimaryOverstone Combined Schoolages 3-11, 180 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCedars Upper Schoolages 13-18, 1,135 pupils1.5 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group7.5 miUniversityThe Open University9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzard2.0 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury6.6 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkLeighton Buzzard South Station Car Park1.9 miEV chargingbp PulseLeighton Buzzard1.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LU7 postcode district.
