Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:44 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,145 residentsin the Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer census areaMedian age 50.53,254 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,838 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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 2°C804 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 1.5 miWarren Waterlake · 1.6 miCroft Dellvalley · under a mileChiltern Hillshills · 2.2 miDoctor's Grovewoodland · under a mileHickman's Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAbbey Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 34 haHyde Heath Commonpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haChartridge Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 31 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miBuryfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 5 haSource: 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 202521 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 143 to 198 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChiltern Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryProspect House Surgery1.5 miPharmacyKinton Pharmacy1.4 miDentistVillage Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimaryLee Common Church of England Schoolages 2-7, 25 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChartridge Combined Schoolages 4-11, 212 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Misbourne Schoolages 11-18, 1,115 pupils1.6 miCollegeBuckinghamshire College Group8.9 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN17 miRailway stationGreat Missenden1.5 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station3.2 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe6.7 miFerryKew Pier23 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP16 postcode district.
