Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:43 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:10 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,048 residentsin the Towcester East & Paulerspury census areaMedian age 41.14,308 households68% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,435 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 10%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C737 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 2.0 miStoke Bruerne Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 34 haTowcester Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 2 haMemorial Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200029 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
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)5,298 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryThe Brook Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBridge Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationTowcester Police Station1.4 miCash machinePost OfficeNorthampton4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMarie Weller Primary Schoolages 4-11, 245 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNicholas Hawksmoor Primary Schoolages 4-11, 429 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySponne Schoolages 11-18, 1,410 pupils1.3 miCollegeMilton Keynes College11.6 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN31 miRailway stationWolverton8.4 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone3.0 miBus stops31 within a mileCar parkParking space on Dadford Road, NN12Silverstone3.0 miEV chargingbp PulseTowcester1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN12 postcode district.
