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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:37 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:10 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,238 residentsin the Orton West & Castor census areaMedian age 47.14,067 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,469 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C623 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGunwade Lakelake · 2.7 miLynch Lakelake · 2.9 miCastor Hanglandswoodland · under a mileLady Woodwoodland · under a mileOldfield Pondpond · 1.2 miLove's Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNene Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 430 haFerry Meadows Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 192 haBretton Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200127 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,332 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFitzwilliam Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryAilsworth Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacyHalls The Chemist1.9 miDentist1Dentalhouse LTD2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCastor CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils2.0 miSecondaryArthur Mellows Village Collegeages 11-18, 1,672 pupils3.2 miCollegeInspire Education Group5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA44 miRailway stationPeterborough4.5 miBus stationQueensgate Bus ParkPeterborough4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE5 postcode district.


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