Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:42 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:09 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,658 residentsin the Fairfields & Grange Farm census areaMedian age 33.73,737 households58% of homes owner-occupied14% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate78% of adults are economically active, 5,376 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, information and communication 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 87%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesHazeley Woodpark · under a mile · 10 haShenley Woodpark · 1.6 mi · 38 haAbbey Hill Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 60 haNorth Loughton Valley Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 56 haTwo Mile Ash Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20255 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 6.4 · 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
Broadband97% 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)5,025 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMk Icash (Mk Hospital)4.1 miGP surgeryWhitehouse Health Centre14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJardines Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistIsis Houseunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 4 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherSecondaryWatling Academyages 11-18, 1,767 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWatling Primary Schoolages 3-11, 327 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFairfields Primary Schoolages 2-11, 603 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMilton Keynes College3.4 miUniversityThe Open University5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN23 miRailway stationMilton Keynes Central2.5 miBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynes3.6 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK19 postcode district.
