Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:36 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,200 residentsin the Dullingham & Cheveley census areaMedian age 48.22,732 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 12%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C665 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 17 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.7 miKing Edward VII Memorial Groundspark · 3.6 miSeven Elms Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199429 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202339 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryThe Rookery Medical Centre3.6 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistBury Road (Dental Surgery)3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCheveley CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 143 pupils1.0 miSecondaryNewmarket Academyages 11-16, 797 pupils4.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN26 miRailway stationNewmarket3.4 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket3.6 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.
