Marlow

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:29

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

• 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

64 reported · August 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour9
• Violence & sexual offences9
• Shoplifting8
• Other crime8

Neighbourhood team: Marlow · Thames Valley

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

168 food businesses within 2 miles

• 143 rated 4–5 ★ (127 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Marlow (0.6 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£477,450 average

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (4.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.7p · Asda (4.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

61 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: George and Dragon (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres8
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools7
• Sports pitches37
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 250 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire

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

• In a conservation area (Marlow)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 197 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

1,241 applications decided

85.1% granted · 1,056 granted, 185 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Joy Morrissey

Conservative

Beaconsfield

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 3
• Con 50
• LD 26
• Grn 2
• Ref 2
• Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés33

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

34,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

320 jobs advertised · £37,464 avg

e.g. Implementation Support Executive, Chef de Partie, Roadside Technician Nights - Reading / Oxford

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

50% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%

200 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in SL7

• Marlow Medical Group
• Arc Bucks Pcn

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Beaconsfield:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND227 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks192 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones184 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth159 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence134 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

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  Marlow Place · 0.1 km

  Marlow Place is a country house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  St Peter's Church, Marlow · 0.2 km

  St Peter's Church is a Catholic parish church in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It started from a mission church founded in 1844 and was completed in 1846. It was designed by Augustus Pugin in the Gothic Revival style and f…

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  Marlow Bridge · 0.3 km

  Marlow Bridge is a road traffic and foot bridge over the River Thames in England between the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire and the village of Bisham in Berkshire. It crosses the Thames just upstream of Marlow Lock,…

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  Court Garden, Marlow · 0.3 km

  Court Garden in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, is a Grade II* listed building on the National Heritage List for England. It was built as a house in about 1758 by Dr William Battie, an eminent physician. It was sold…

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  Marlow Rowing Club · 0.3 km

  Marlow Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames in England, on the southern bank of the Thames at Bisham in Berkshire, opposite the town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire just beside Marlow Bridge and on the reach ab…

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  Marlow Town Hall · 0.4 km

  Marlow Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Square, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. The structure, which is used as a cinema, is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)