Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:44 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:07 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,310 residentsin the Longwick, Kimble & Lacey Green census areaMedian age 48.52,553 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,148 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 53% work from home, 40% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% 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 higher9% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C777 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)
Parks and green spacesWhiteleaf Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 16 haSt Dunstan's Parkplaying field · under a mileRisborough Springs Swim and Fitness Centre Leisure Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.2 miWalton Court Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200050 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202517 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,719 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaddocks Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryLincoln House5 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyNovus Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDuke Street Dental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryMonks Risborough CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 216 pupils1.1 miPrimaryPrinces Risborough Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupils1.1 miSecondaryPrinces Risborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,083 pupils1.8 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group4.8 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN22 miRailway stationMonks Risboroughunder a mileBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn4.9 miFerryKew Pier30 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP17 postcode district.
