Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:43 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:09 am – 3:54 pm
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People10,556 residentsin the Buckingham South, Maids Moreton & Akeley census areaMedian age 39.93,923 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,018 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 4% 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 1°C743 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksPuxley Househistoric site · 2.8 miStowe Gothic Templehistoric site · 2.9 miThe Cascadewaterfall · 3.2 miGrotto Lakelake · 3.0 miOctagon Lakelake · 3.1 miFoxcote Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miMonkey Islandisland · 3.0 miLeckhampstead Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200032 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20256 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,439 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryStonedean Practice2.9 miPharmacyJardines (U.k.) Limited2.8 miDentist7 High Street (Dental Practice)4.1 miPolice stationTowcester Police Station5.5 miCash machineTesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford4.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMilton Keynes College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN28 miRailway stationWolverton6.6 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone3.1 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkSilverstone Race Circuit Car ParkTowcester3.0 miEV chargingbp PulseBuckingham4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK18 postcode district.
