Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:42 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:09 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,658 residentsin the Fairfields & Grange Farm census areaMedian age 33.73,737 households58% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate78% of adults are economically active, 5,376 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, information and communication 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C644 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesOuse Valley Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 213 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 56 haAbbey Hill Golf Centregolf course · 1.3 mi · 60 haHazeley Woodpark · 1.9 mi · 10 haLondon Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200036 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20255 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband97% 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)5,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryWatling Street Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCox & Robinson Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStony Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryFairfields Primary Schoolages 2-11, 603 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRussell Street Schoolages 3-7, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWatling Academyages 11-18, 1,767 pupils1.3 miCollegeMilton Keynes College4.3 miUniversityThe Open University6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN24 miRailway stationWolverton2.4 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes4.2 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK19 postcode district.
