Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:43 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.0 miHaydon Hill Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 5 haPennyroyal Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 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 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 5.7 · 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
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
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryWhitchurch Surgeryunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy3.0 miDentistBerrycroft Dental3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWhitchurch Combined Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Aylesbury Vale Academyages 3-19, 1,857 pupils3.1 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN20 miRailway stationAylesbury Vale Parkway3.4 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury3.3 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP22 postcode district.
