Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:39 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:07 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,156 residentsin the Potton census areaMedian age 44.63,491 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,186 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C604 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNew Forestforest · 2.5 miPotton Woodwoodland · under a milePeg Nut Hillhill · 2.1 miCockayne Hatley Woodwoodland · under a mileSummerhouse Hillhill · 2.5 miPackhorse bridgebridge · 2.7 miWimpole Estatehistoric site · 5.0 miLong's Lakelake · 4.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillbridge Brook Meadowspark · 1.5 mi · 3 haHenry Smith Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haVillage Gardenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202026 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,756 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWrestlingworth CofE Infant Schoolages 4-7, 58 pupils1.5 miPrimaryGamlingay Village Primaryages 3-11, 387 pupils1.7 miSecondaryEdward Peake CofE VC Schoolages 11-16, 359 pupils4.4 miCollegeBedford College12.8 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN20 miRailway stationSandy5.0 miBus stationInterchangeBiggleswade5.2 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkBrook End ParkingSandy2.0 miEV chargingbp PulsePotton5.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG19 postcode district.
