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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People6,043 residentsin the Tring West & Long Marston census areaMedian age 45.22,525 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,985 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% 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 2°C703 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January45 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 landmarksCollege Lakelake · 1.5 miWilstone Reservoirreservoir · under a mileStartopsend Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMarsworth Junctionwater · under a mileBulbourne Junctionwater · 1.3 miSouthend Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitehouses Pocket Parkpark · under a mileTring Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 91 haWilstone Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Wallace Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 7 haMiswell Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haPitstone Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 20207 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202515 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband74% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,871 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoke Mandeville Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryAston Clinton Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistAston Clinton Dental Clinic1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMarsworth Church of England Infant Schoolages 3-7, 18 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLong Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 130 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTring Schoolages 11-18, 1,599 pupils1.9 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationCheddington2.9 miBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn5.5 miFerryKew Pier29 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP23 postcode district.
