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Thinking of living at LU7 0QJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingrave Church of England Combined School | Primary | 2.7 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Overstone Combined School | Primary | 3.2 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Long Marston VA Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3.8 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Cheddington Combined School | Primary | 3.9 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Orchard View Primary Academy | Primary | 6.3 km | – |
| The Cottesloe School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cedars Upper School | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Linslade School | Secondary | 5.1 km | – |
| The Kingsbrook School | Secondary | 6.3 km | – |
| Macintyre School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
Every primary near LU7 0QJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Wingrave Park | 3.0 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Mentmore Cricket Ground | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Long Marston Recreation Ground | 3.8 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Cheddington, a drive away (3.2 km), with 83k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
Central London is 58 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Wingrave Church of England Combined School, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Cottesloe School, 3.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.4 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Aylesbury Grammar School (5.8 km) and Aylesbury High School (6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 4.9 km away, with Wingbury Farm Glamping closer still (1.8 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wing Community Health Clinic (3.1 km), with Jardines Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.4 km).
For a haircut, Style Hair and Beauty is 3.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 7.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Wingrave Parish Church Of St Peter is the closest café or restaurant (2.4 km), and The Stag the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 59 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 152 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 1,395 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Mentmore Park, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (5.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Luton is 27 km away.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 8% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.