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County or areaBuckinghamshire
Postcode districtSL9
Telephone code01494
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:44 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:05 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,560 residentsin the Chalfont Common & St Peter East census areaMedian age 47.52,996 households83% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,592 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C730 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksPynesfield Lakelake · 2.0 miLynsters Lakelake · 2.0 miRoberts's Woodwoodland · under a mileKiln Woodwoodland · under a mileNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 4.1 miBradbury's Islandisland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Peter's Gardenpark · under a mileGoldhill Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haGerrards Cross Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 70 haHornhillpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haCheena Meadowplaying field · under a mileMaple Cross Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202022 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 9.9 · 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
Broadband89% 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)3,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChalfont's & Gerrards Cross Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryNational Society For Epilepsy6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVantage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 4 independentPrimaryRobertswood Schoolages 3-11, 411 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChalfont St Peter CofE Academyages 7-11, 317 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Chalfonts Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,058 pupils1.1 miCollegeHRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges)5.8 miUniversityBrunel University6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR11 miRailway stationGerrards Cross2.1 miUndergroundChorleywood Underground Station2.8 miBus stationBrunel WaySlough Town Centre7.6 miFerryKew Pier15 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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