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 – 3:53 pm
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People10,012 residentsin the Wing, Wingrave & Bierton census areaMedian age 41.44,009 households78% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright12% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,082 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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°C677 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksTiddenfoot Lakelake · 2.4 miWindmill Hillhill · 1.4 miGarden Pondpond · under a mileKemsall Woodwoodland · under a mileGrimstone's Furzewoodland · 1.2 miBurston Hillhill · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAylesbury Vale Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 79 haJubilee Greenplaying field · under a mileTiddenfoot Waterside Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 13 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSoulbury Millennium Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202510 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 99 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBletchley Community Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryAshcroft Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacyunder a mileDentistBridge Dental Surgeries LTD1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryOverstone Combined Schoolages 3-11, 180 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Cottesloe Schoolages 11-18, 1,190 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group7.1 miUniversityThe Open University8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzard2.5 miBus stationPrince Rupert Drive SouthAylesbury5.9 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LU7 postcode district.
