Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:43 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:08 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,468 residentsin the Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill census areaMedian age 46.42,955 households75% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,729 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C702 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 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 spacesAylesbury Vale Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 79 haSoulbury Millennium Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Greenpark · 2.3 miTattenhoe Valley Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 64 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200043 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20258 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,182 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBletchley Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryAshcroft Surgery3.2 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy3.2 miDentistDental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Michael's Church of England Combined Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDrayton Parslow Village Schoolages 4-7, 38 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Cottesloe Schoolages 11-18, 1,190 pupils3.3 miCollegeMilton Keynes College6.8 miUniversityThe Open University7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN18 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzard4.1 miBus stationBus StationBletchley4.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LU7 postcode district.
