Little Kimble
Little Kimble is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 9 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Little Kimble, 0.6 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Little Kimble area — all from official UK open data.
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 138th of 294 English council areas — better than 53% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
13°CSunny
- Today: 17° / 10° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:34
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Princes Risborough · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Speeding concerns covering all parishes in the Risborough and surrounding areas has been identified as a community priority according to…
- The residents of Princes Risborough voted rogue traders and scams to be a top priority for their local neighbourhood team to focus on.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
607 reported road collisions (2024)
106 killed or seriously injured · 765 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Little Kimble (0.6 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Little Kimble (0.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£490,508 average▲ 4.3% YoY
Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,474 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,035
- 2 bed £1,310
- 3 bed £1,602
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (7.4 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Stoke Mandeville Railway Station (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- 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)
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
274 schools · 97,646 pupils
182 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other
Ofsted: 80 of 93 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)
235inspected 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
563 CQC-registered services
- Care homes134
- GP practices89
- Dentists155
- Homecare agencies134
- Hospitals & hospices9
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,132 applications decided
86.9% granted · 984 granted, 148 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Greg Smith
Conservative
Mid Buckinghamshire
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
33,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £48,626 avg
e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - South East
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£836 median full-time weekly pay
3% 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
90% low-carbon electricity
Wind 65% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 9% · Biomass 9%
48 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Buckinghamshire:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership391 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s361 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership356 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office336 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Little Kimble railway station · 0.6 kmLittle Kimble railway station is a small, single platform railway station serving the village of Little Kimble and the nearest Ellsborough in Buckinghamshire, England.
Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh · 1.3 kmGreat and Little Kimble cum Marsh is a civil parish in central Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) to the south of Aylesbury. The civil parish altogether holds the ancient ecclesiastical villages of…
Cymbeline's Castle · 1.3 kmCymbeline's Castle, also known as Cymbeline's Mound and Belinus's Castle, is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in woods north-east of Great Kimble in Buckinghamshire, England. It is scheduled under the Ancient…
Ellesborough · 1.5 kmEllesborough is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is at the foot of the Chiltern Hills just to the south of the Vale of Aylesbury, two miles from Wendover and five miles from Aylesbur…
Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens · 1.6 kmEllesborough and Kimble Warrens is a 68.9-hectare (170-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ellesborough in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authority is Wycombe District Council. It is part of t…
- Terrick · 2.0 km
Terrick is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the north of the parish, where the lane leading to Chequers meets the main road from Stoke Mandeville to Little Kimble.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)