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 – 3:54 pm
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People9,788 residentsin the Waddesdon & Whitchurch census areaMedian age 42.03,812 households68% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,960 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C697 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 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 landmarksQuainton Windmillhistoric site · 2.4 miWashbrookwater · under a milePitchcott Hillhill · 1.5 miWoad Hillhill · 1.5 miClaydon House - NThistoric site · 3.7 miSouth Lakelake · 3.4 miGuy's Thornswoodland · under a mileNorth Lakelake · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPiccotts Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miTomkins Park and Arboretumpark · 2.9 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.1 miGarden of Peacepark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200041 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryWhitchurch Surgery1.9 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.8 miDentistHigh Street (Dental Surgery)2.8 miPolice stationThames Valley Police StationAylesbury6.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Winslow3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorth Marston Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitchurch Combined Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.7 miSecondarySir Thomas Fremantle Schoolages 11-16, 681 pupils3.4 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN22 miRailway stationAylesbury Vale Parkway4.9 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury5.4 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationMilton Keynes4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK18 postcode district.
