Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryOakfield Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Grove Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools21 primary, 7 secondary, 4 special, 2 otherSecondaryThe Grange Schoolages 11-18, 1,418 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAylesbury High Schoolages 11-18, 1,368 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTurnfurlong Infant Schoolages 2-7, 306 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group1.1 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationAylesburyunder a mileBus stationAylesbury Bus Stnunder a mileBus stops154 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP21 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:44 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:07 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,768 residentsin the Bedgrove & Walton census areaMedian age 45.93,496 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,177 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C624 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 19 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)
Parks and green spacesWalton Court Parkpark · 1.2 miVictoria Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haTring Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWeston Turville Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 32 haPennyroyal Greenpark · 1.7 miAlfred Rose Parkplaying field · under a mile · 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 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202513 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 8.2 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,493 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
