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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtMK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:43 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:09 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,556 residentsin the Buckingham South, Maids Moreton & Akeley census areaMedian age 39.93,923 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,018 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C660 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhaddon Hallhistoric site · 3.5 miMagdalen Towerhistoric site · 3.5 miThe Hillhill · 2.0 miFoxcote Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miGreat Woodwoodland · 1.0 miNash Brakewoodland · 1.1 miThe Cascadewaterfall · 4.8 miNorth Lakelake · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShenley Woodpark · 4.2 mi · 38 haHazeley Woodpark · 3.7 mi · 10 haOuse Valley Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 213 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200035 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20253 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,439 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryStonedean Practice2.4 miPharmacyJardines (U.k.) Limited2.5 miDentistStony Dental Practice3.4 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station4.7 miCash machineTesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 independentIndependentThornton Collegeages 3-19, 315 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAkeley Wood Junior Schoolages 1-11, 234 pupils1.5 miSecondaryElizabeth Woodville Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupils2.4 miCollegeMilton Keynes College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN25 miRailway stationWolverton5.4 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone6.7 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMilton Keynes3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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