Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:44 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:08 am – 3:55 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C644 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksWaddesdon Hillhill · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileLodge Hillhill · 1.7 miThe Moatwater · 1.8 miDecoy Woodwoodland · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLower Greenpark · 2.2 miHaydon Hill Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haWalton Court Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 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 202511 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 12 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
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryWaddesdon Surgery1.3 miPharmacyPharmacyspace2.7 miDentistBerrycroft Dental2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryWaddesdon Church of England Schoolages 11-18, 1,012 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWaddesdon Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 217 pupils1.4 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN24 miRailway stationAylesbury Vale Parkway2.3 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury4.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP18 postcode district.
