Dagnall
Dagnall is a town or village in Buckinghamshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station at Whipsnade Central, 1.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dagnall area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Buckinghamshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 553,079 residents at roughly 353 people per km².
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 113th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 7° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:29
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Great Brickhill, Wing and Ivinghoe · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Speeding remains a priority in the August 2026 community survey results. Speeding is a constant issue in all our areas. The villages are…
- Anti-Social behaviour remains a priority in the August 2026 community survey. Most ASB reports are around drug use - - Reports of drug us…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
684 reported road collisions (2025)
154 killed or seriously injured · 883 casualties · 12.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 19 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whipsnade Central (1.6 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tring (5.9 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£477,450 average
Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,475 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,035
- 2 bed £1,310
- 3 bed £1,603
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.3 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
6,778 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Shell (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Arts and Country Crafts (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK34,289
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK30,524
- Net moves+3,765
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 250 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,527 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 238,540)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
273 schools · 97,379 pupils
181 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other
Ofsted: 80 of 93 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
233 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Aylesbury Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Aylesbury High SchoolOutstanding
- Beaconsfield High SchoolOutstanding
- Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Dr Challoner's High SchoolOutstanding
- John Hampden Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Waddesdon Church of England SchoolOutstanding
- Wycombe High SchoolOutstanding
- Buckingham SchoolGood
- E-Act Bourne End AcademyGood
- Princes Risborough SchoolGood
- Royal Latin SchoolGood
- The Chalfonts Community CollegeGood
- The Grange SchoolGood
- The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeGood
- Aylesbury UTCRequires improvement
- Sir William Ramsay SchoolInadequate
- Amersham School
- Burnham Grammar School
- Chesham Grammar School
- Chiltern Hills Academy
- Cressex Community School
- Great Marlow School
- Holmer Green Senior School
- John Colet School
- Pioneer Secondary Academy
- Sir Thomas Fremantle School
- The Beaconsfield School
- The Cottesloe School
- The Highcrest Academy
- The Kingsbrook School
- The Mandeville School
- The Misbourne School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire
Care & health services
566 CQC-registered services
- Care homes136
- GP practices89
- Dentists155
- Homecare agencies133
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,241 applications decided
85.1% granted · 1,056 granted, 185 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour
Aylesbury
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 3
- Con 50
- LD 26
- Grn 2
- Ref 2
- Oth 14
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
34,245 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£836 median full-time weekly pay
3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£34,111 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
59% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 90,273 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
72% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Gas 27% · Nuclear 19% · Biomass 8%
117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 66.9 women · 65.3 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in HP4
- The Manor Street Surgery
- Gossoms End Surgery
- Hospice Of St Francis
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aylesbury:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND298 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation235 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases201 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth200 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks183 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

Great Whipsnade Railway · 1.7 kmThe Great Whipsnade Railway, also known as The Jumbo Express, is an English, 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge heritage railway that operates within ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England.
Whipsnade Zoo · 1.8 kmWhipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos that is looked-after by the Zoological Society of London, a char…
Diocese of Arundel and Brighton · 2.1 kmThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton is a diocese in southern England covering the counties of Sussex and Surrey. The diocese was erected on 28 May 1965 by Pope Paul VI, having previously been a part of…
Whipsnade · 2.3 kmWhipsnade is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) south-south-west of Dunstable on the top of the Dunstable Do…
Ringshall, Berkhamsted · 2.3 kmRingshall is a hamlet in the Chiltern Hills of England. It is located on the border of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire; parts of the village lie in the civil parishes of Edlesborough and Ivinghoe in…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dagnall?
- Dagnall is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Buckinghamshire local authority.
- How deprived is Dagnall?
- The Buckinghamshire local authority, which includes Dagnall, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.