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 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 · 1.0 mi · 213 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 56 haLondon Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haAbbey Hill Golf Centregolf course · 1.4 mi · 60 haWolverton Secret Gardenpark · 1.9 miSource: 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 20256 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
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
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryWatling Street Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistStony Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRussell Street Schoolages 3-7, 192 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary and St Giles Church of England Schoolages 2-11, 350 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Radcliffe Schoolages 11-19, 1,192 pupils1.1 miCollegeMilton Keynes College4.5 miUniversityThe Open University6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN24 miRailway stationWolverton2.0 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes4.3 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK11 postcode district.
