Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:42 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:08 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,744 residentsin the Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands census areaMedian age 40.03,610 households72% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 4,651 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle64% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C716 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksCaldecotte Lakelake · 2.0 miBow Brickhillhill · 1.4 miPark Spinnieswoodland · under a mileBrookfield Woodwoodland · under a mileWalton Lakelake · 3.4 miPartridge Hillhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoburn Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 232 haWaterhall Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 27 haCaldecotte Lakepark · 2.1 mi · 109 haThe Greenpark · 1.4 miStoke Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBletchley Community Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryWater Eaton Health Centre2.0 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy2.1 miDentistOxford House Dental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHigh Ash Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 247 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBow Brickhill CofE VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLift Sir Herbert Leonages 11-16, 589 pupils2.1 miCollegeMilton Keynes College4.5 miUniversityThe Open University3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationBow Brickhill1.7 miBus stationBus StationBletchley2.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK17 postcode district.
