Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:44 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°C674 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 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 landmarksSimber Hillhill · under a mileGrange Hillhill · under a mileWashbrookwater · 2.4 miVale of Aylesburyvalley · 2.8 miThe Lakelake · 4.7 miSouth Lakelake · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.6 miHaydon Hill Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 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 20258 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 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
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryWaddesdon Surgery2.1 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy3.8 miDentistBerrycroft Dental3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryQuainton Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 175 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWaddesdon Church of England Schoolages 11-18, 1,012 pupils2.2 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN23 miRailway stationAylesbury Vale Parkway3.8 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury5.1 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP22 postcode district.
