Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C635 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesHanslope Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haOuse Valley Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 213 haStoke Bruerne Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 34 haTyringham Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200149 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202510 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 6.4 · 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
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
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryHanslope Surgeryunder a milePharmacyRoade Pharmacy3.4 miDentistStratford House4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHanslope Primary Schoolages 4-11, 276 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHartwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 200 pupils1.8 miSecondaryRoade Village Academyages 11-183.4 miCollegeMilton Keynes College7.5 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN26 miRailway stationWolverton4.2 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes6.5 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK19 postcode district.
