Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:39 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:08 am – 3:50 pm
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People11,853 residentsin the Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople census areaMedian age 44.84,718 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,923 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C585 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksEaton Socon Castlecastle · 1.0 miLittle Barford Power Stationhistoric site · 1.9 miDuloe Hillhill · under a mileHayling Lakelake · 1.7 miRudd Lakelake · 1.8 miConeygeare Bridgebridge · under a mileEaton Ford Greenwoodland · under a mileDuloe Brookewater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Riverside Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haPriory Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 33 haSt Neots Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haBarford Road Pocket Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 14 haSt Neots Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200148 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.6 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinchingbrooke Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryLakeside At St Neots - Lakeside At Eaton Socon8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCarerx6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMarket Square Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSt Neots Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCentral England Co-Op - St Neots, Eaton Soconunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCrosshall Infant Schoolages 3-7, 287 pupilsright herePrimaryCrosshall Junior Schoolages 7-11, 346 pupilsright hereSecondaryErnulf Academyages 11-16, 720 pupils1.2 miCollegeBedford College10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN25 miRailway stationSt Neots1.6 miBus stationBus StationHuntingdon8.0 miBus stops67 within a mileCar parkApcoaSt. Neotsunder a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSaint Neotsunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK44 postcode district.
