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County or areaNorthamptonshire
Postcode districtMK19
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:43 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:09 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,744 residentsin the Deanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford census areaMedian age 43.53,999 households76% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,013 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C698 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksPuxley Househistoric site · 1.9 miMagdalen Towerhistoric site · 2.6 miBroad Waterlake · 3.7 miFoxcote Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miRabbit Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Cascadewaterfall · 4.5 miLilby Woodwoodland · 1.1 miGrotto Lakelake · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOuse Valley Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 213 haHazeley Woodpark · 4.4 mi · 10 haWolverton Secret Gardenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200034 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)4,035 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuckingham Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryStonedean Practice1.0 miPharmacyJardines (U.k.) Limitedunder a mileDentistMi Dental Stony Stratford2.6 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station4.2 miCash machineTesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independentIndependentAkeley Wood Junior Schoolages 1-11, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDeanshanger Primary Schoolages 4-11, 257 pupils1.2 miSecondaryElizabeth Woodville Schoolages 11-18, 1,124 pupils1.4 miCollegeMilton Keynes College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN26 miRailway stationWolverton4.8 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone5.2 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkMarket Square Car ParkMilton Keynes2.6 miEV chargingbp PulseMilton Keynes2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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