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Finmere

Finmere is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 466. There are 2 bus stops in the area. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Finmere 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
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 113th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.

Low crime79
Home affordability16
Affordable rents24
Good schools38
Life expectancy86
Low deprivation84
Employment57
Low council tax26

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

7°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 7° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:32

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, 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▼ 50% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Bicester Rural · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social Behaviour Following a public consultation and online survey conducted during August 2026, the community has identified drug d…
  • Drug Dealing and Drug Misuse Following a public consultation and online survey during August 2026, the community has identified drug deal…

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

11 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bicester North (11.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£477,450 average

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08

Detached£852,415
Semi-detached£470,342
Terraced£378,056
Flat£233,403

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: 175.9p · Asda (6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: University of Buckingham (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches14
  • Playgrounds1

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)

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,527
E £3,088
F £3,650
G £4,211
H £5,053

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 13 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

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

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
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

34,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £35,000 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, Commercial Cleaners, IT Systems Engineer

Source: Adzuna

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

43% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Wind 25% · Biomass 17% · Imports 2%

235 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · 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

1 GP surgery · 5 pharmacies in MK18

  • The Swan Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Finmere · 0.1 km

    Finmere is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, south of the River Great Ouse. It is on the county boundary with Buckinghamshire, almost 4 miles (6 km) west of Buckingham and just over 4 miles (6 km) east of Bra…

  • RAF Finmere · 0.8 km

    Royal Air Force Finmere or more simply RAF Finmere is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located to the south-east of Finmere and south of Tingewick, a few miles west of Buckingham. Whilst the village of Finme…

  • Finmere railway station · 1.8 km

    Finmere was a railway station on the former Great Central Main Line which ran between Manchester London Road and London Marylebone. It was opened in 1899 and served the nearby village of Finmere. The station was close…

  • Water Stratford Halt railway station · 2.0 km

    Water Stratford Halt was a railway station on the Banbury to Verney Junction Branch Line which served the village of Water Stratford in Buckinghamshire, England, from 1956 to 1961.

  • Fulwell & Westbury railway station · 2.0 km

    Fulwell & Westbury was a railway station in Buckinghamshire that served the village of Westbury and the hamlet of Fulwell in neighbouring Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1879 by the London & North Western Railw…

  • Barton Hartshorn · 2.1 km

    Barton Hartshorn is a civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. Its southern boundary is a brook called the Birne, and t…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Finmere?
Finmere is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Buckinghamshire local authority.
What is the population of Finmere?
Finmere has an approximate settlement population of 466.
How deprived is Finmere?
The Buckinghamshire local authority, which includes Finmere, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.