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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People11,676 residentsin the Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington census areaMedian age 43.24,841 households73% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,899 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% 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 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C678 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesStanton Low Parkpark · under a mile · 62 haOuse Valley Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 213 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 56 haSandy Close Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miStantonbury Stadiumsports ground · 1.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20259 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,296 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryOakridge Park Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOakridge Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryHaversham Village Schoolages 4-11, 154 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNew Bradwell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 583 pupils1.1 miSecondaryStantonbury Schoolages 11-19, 1,409 pupils1.5 miCollegeMilton Keynes College3.9 miUniversityThe Open University5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN23 miRailway stationWolverton1.1 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes2.9 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK19 postcode district.
