Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:44 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,935 residentsin the Knotty Green & Holmer Green census areaMedian age 48.63,531 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,066 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle52% 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 higher12% 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°C797 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 3.1 miPenn Bottomvalley · 1.4 miWarren Waterlake · 3.3 miPriestlands Woodwoodland · under a mileCharcoal Grovewoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPenn Street Commonpark · under a mile · 2 haHazlemere Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 37 haColeshill Commonpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haThe Memorial Gardenspark · 2.3 miTylers Greenallotments · 1.8 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 202018 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 7.3 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,664 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmersham Hospital Cdc1.9 miGP surgeryDr Ec Bray5 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyLansdale Pharmacy & Clinic3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistThe Hazlemere Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCurzon Church of England Combined Schoolages 4-11, 162 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolmer Green Junior Schoolages 7-11, 250 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHolmer Green Senior Schoolages 11-18, 1,244 pupils1.5 miCollegeWest Herts College11.1 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationAmersham2.8 miUndergroundAmersham Underground Station2.8 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe3.9 miFerryKew Pier20 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP7 postcode district.
