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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtHP27
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:44 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:07 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,548 residentsin the Princes Risborough census areaMedian age 49.43,815 households73% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,949 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C779 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 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 landmarksWhiteleaf Crosshistoric site · under a milePulpit Hill Hillforthistoric site · 1.0 miWhiteleaf Hillhill · under a mileDial Hillhill · under a mileHappy Valleyvalley · 1.0 miThe Coombesvalley · 1.2 miThe Rag Pitwoodland · under a mileGiles's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhiteleaf Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 16 haSt Dunstan's Parkplaying field · under a mileRisborough Springs Swim and Fitness Centre Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.6 miWalton Court Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: 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 202014 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202518 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 6.3 · 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
Broadband77% 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)3,906 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 233 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPaddocks Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLincoln House5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyNovus Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDuke Street Dental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationWendover Police StationAylesbury3.9 miCash machineHarpenden Building SocietyWendover3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryMonks Risborough CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 216 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPrinces Risborough Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPrinces Risborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,083 pupils1.3 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group5.3 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN22 miRailway stationMonks Risboroughunder a mileBus stationAylesbury Bus Stn5.3 miFerryKew Pier29 miBus stops47 within a mileCar parkParking space on Station Road, HP27Princes Risborough1.6 miEV chargingbp PulseAylesbury5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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