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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People9,744 residentsin the Deanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford census areaMedian age 43.53,999 households76% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,013 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C645 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBroad Waterlake · under a mileOld Stratford Cutdock · under a mileLodge Lakelake · 3.4 miCuckoos' Hillhill · 2.6 miLinford Lakeswater · 3.0 miFiery Furzewoodland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOuse Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 213 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 56 haStanton Low Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 62 haWolverton Road Allotmentsallotments · 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 200035 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 Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,035 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWatling Street Practice7 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistMi Dental Stony Stratford1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCosgrove Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 39 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary and St Giles Church of England Schoolages 2-11, 350 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Radcliffe Schoolages 11-19, 1,192 pupils1.4 miCollegeMilton Keynes College5.1 miUniversityThe Open University6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN25 miRailway stationWolverton1.9 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes4.6 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK19 postcode district.
