Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People5,819 residentsin the Chesham East census areaMedian age 43.52,302 households79% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,913 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 44% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C812 mm of rain a year, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesLowndes Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 14 haChesham Moorpark · 1.8 mi · 14 haCo-op Fieldpark · 1.5 miChesham and Ley Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 24 haCameron Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haChesham Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 miSource: 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 202014 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,385 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesham Hospital (Op)1.6 miGP surgeryThe New Surgery Chesham4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyChess Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistYork House Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialIndependentChesham Preparatory Schoolages 3-11, 375 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrushwood Junior Schoolages 7-11, 257 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChesham Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,331 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Herts College8.7 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationBerkhamsted3.2 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station1.5 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe9.2 miFerryKew Pier21 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP5 postcode district.
