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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People8,621 residentsin the Stony Stratford & Old Wolverton census areaMedian age 40.43,771 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright10% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,230 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, education 12%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% 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°C678 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 · within reach · 213 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 56 haStanton Low Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 62 haAbbey Hill Golf Centregolf course · 1.3 mi · 60 haWolverton Community Orchardallotments · under a mileSource: 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 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20257 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 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)3,954 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryWolverton Health Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKnape LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools17 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWyvern Schoolages 2-7, 350 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Radcliffe Schoolages 11-19, 1,192 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBushfield Schoolages 7-11, 380 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMilton Keynes College3.9 miUniversityThe Open University5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN23 miRailway stationWolvertonunder a mileBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes3.2 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK12 postcode district.
