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 miPolice stationBury St Edmunds police station10 miCash machineCashpoint 48 High StreetNewmarket3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
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 mileEV chargingGranary Road3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.
