Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:45 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:08 am – 3:55 pm
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People5,380 residentsin the Thame North census areaMedian age 45.32,334 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,865 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle47% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesThame Youth Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileThe Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileElms Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThame Town Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202516 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,427 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThame Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThame Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThame Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBarley Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 482 pupilsright herePrimaryJohn Hampden Primary Schoolages 3-11, 451 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLord Williams's Schoolages 11-18, 2,259 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group8.0 miUniversityOxford Brookes University10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN27 miRailway stationHaddenham & Thame Parkway2.1 miBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn8.3 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX9 postcode district.
