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 landmarksCastle Towercastle · under a milePike Hillmountain · 1.3 miGreat Missenden War Memorialhistoric site · 1.7 miGreat Hundridge Manor Estatehistoric site · 1.7 miWarren Waterlake · 1.7 miBishop's Hillhill · 1.6 miKingfisher Lakelake · 3.2 miDevil's Denvalley · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAbbey Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 34 haHyde Heath Commonpark · under a mile · 6 haThe Greenpark · 1.0 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 202016 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: 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 6.9 · 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
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChiltern Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryProspect House Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyLansdale Pharmacy & Clinic1.7 miDentistVillage Dental Practice2.2 miPolice stationAmersham Police Station2.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Great Missenden2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryLittle Missenden Church of England Schoolages 2-7, 28 pupilsright herePrimaryHyde Heath Infant Schoolages 4-7, 51 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolmer Green Senior Schoolages 11-18, 1,244 pupils1.7 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group11.1 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR17 miRailway stationGreat Missenden2.1 miUndergroundAmersham Underground Station2.8 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe4.9 miFerryKew Pier21 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkLink Road Car ParkGreat Missenden2.1 miEV chargingbp PulseAmersham2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP7 postcode district.
