Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:42 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:08 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,111 residentsin the Broughton East census areaMedian age 31.43,491 households53% of homes owner-occupied6% owned outright14% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate83% of adults are economically active, 5,589 in work, 3% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 47% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle75% 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 higher9% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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 spacesBroughton Brookpark · within reach · 33 haWillen Lakepark · under a mile · 133 haBrooklands Meadow Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haOakgrove Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 8 haMonkston Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202511 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 12 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 16 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryMilton Keynes Village Surg4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBrooklands Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 3 all-through, 1 independentPrimaryBrooklands Farm Primary Schoolages 3-11, 1,320 pupilsright hereIndependentBroughton Manor Preparatory Schoolages 0-11, 237 pupilsright hereSecondaryBrooklands Academyages 11-181.0 miCollegeMilton Keynes College3.0 miUniversityThe Open University2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationWoburn Sands3.0 miBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlongunder a mileBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK16 postcode district.
