Wing (Buckinghamshire)
Wing (Buckinghamshire) is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 3 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, plus 2 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard, 3.6 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wing (Buckinghamshire) 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
18°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 20° / 17° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:24
12h 52m 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 · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
8 reported · July 2026▲ 14% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Other crime1
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
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
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Leighton Buzzard (3.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leighton Buzzard (3.6 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 (10.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.9 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: The Grove Lock (customer Use Only) (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches5
- 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
- 29 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
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour
Aylesbury
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
33,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
49% low-carbon electricity
Gas 49% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 16% · Biomass 7%
202 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Aylesbury:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s428 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership394 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test334 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office324 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership264 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Wing Rural District · 0.2 km
Wing Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England. It was created in 1894 with the name Linslade Rural District, but was renamed Wing Rural District in 1897 when Linslad…
Wing, Buckinghamshire · 0.2 kmWing, known in antiquity as Wyng, is a village and civil parish in east Buckinghamshire, England. The village is on the main A418 road between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. It is about 8 miles (13 km) north-east of…
All Saints' Church, Wing · 0.3 kmAll Saints' Church in Wing, Buckinghamshire, is a Grade I listed parish church. Its masonry was largely built in the 8th to 11th centuries during the Anglo-Saxon period, making it one of the oldest surviving churches…
Cottesloe School · 0.5 kmThe Cottesloe School, formerly known as Wing County Secondary School, which changed its name in 1993 is a secondary school near Wing, Buckinghamshire, England. It occupies a large rural site with views of the countrys…
- Wing Priory · 0.7 km
Wing Priory also Wenge Priory was a medieval monastic house in Buckinghamshire, England.
Ascott House · 0.9 kmAscott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32-acre / 13 hectare estate. Ascott House was origina…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)