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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtHP7
Telephone code01494
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:44 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,564 residentsin the Amersham-on-the-Hill & Chesham Bois census areaMedian age 44.34,220 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,845 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 56% work from home, 31% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C831 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAmersham War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileKingfisher Lakelake · 1.3 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 1.8 miCastle Towercastle · 2.5 miNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 2.2 miLower Waterlake · 2.3 miGreat Hundridge Manor Estatehistoric site · 2.9 miPike Hillmountain · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Meadpark · under a mileThe Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileChesham Moorpark · 1.2 mi · 14 haHervines Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileWoodside Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202017 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband85% 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)4,403 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmersham Hospital Cdc1.1 miGP surgeryAmersham Health Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCollins And Jervie6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationAmersham Police Stationright hereCash machineTesco Bank ATMAmershamright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherSecondaryDr Challoner's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,384 pupilsright hereIndependentHeatherton Schoolages 2-11, 149 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodside Junior Schoolages 7-11, 240 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Herts College8.6 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR16 miRailway stationAmershamunder a mileUndergroundAmersham Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe6.7 miFerryKew Pier19 miBus stops83 within a mileCar parkAmersham Station Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationAmershamunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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