Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:43 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:07 am – 3:54 pm
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People5,317 residentsin the Tring East, Wigginton & Aldbury census areaMedian age 48.22,237 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,615 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 38% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C694 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 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 spacesTring Parkpark · under a mile · 91 haTring Memorial Gardenspark · under a milePond Closepark · under a milePound Meadowplaying field · within reach · 3 haMortimer Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTring Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 20209 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202517 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 7.7 · 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
Broadband88% 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)2,250 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe New Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRooney Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTring Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryTring Schoolages 11-18, 1,599 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tringages 7-11, 243 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTring Park School for the Performing Artsages 7-19, 336 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationTring1.5 miBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn6.8 miFerryKew Pier27 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP23 postcode district.
