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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB5
Telephone code01223
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:38 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:06 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People16,246 residentsin the Central & West Cambridge census areaMedian age 23.43,561 households43% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright12% social rented, 44% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate34% of adults are economically active, 4,770 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: education 36%, professional and scientific services 17%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 62% work from home, 12% go by car, 3% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher2% have no qualificationsMain language: English 85%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C566 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksWest Cambridge Lakelake · 1.6 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileThe Backswater · under a mileByron's Poollake · 2.5 miMill Pitpond · under a mileBrook Leysriver · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChrist's Piecespark · under a mile · 5 haParker's Piecepark · under a mile · 9 haMidsummer Commonpark · under a mile · 14 haSt John's College Playing Fieldssports ground · under a mile · 11 haUniversity Rugby Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haChesterton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryNewnham Walk Surgery At Boots Cambridge20 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots17 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNew Square Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi50 schools21 primary, 5 secondary, 15 independent, 1 special, 4 nursery, 3 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryParkside Community Collegeages 11-16, 667 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPark Street CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 116 pupilsunder a mileIndependentCardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridgeages 14-19, 100 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCambridge Regional College2.1 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridgeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationCambridge1.0 miBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridgeunder a mileBus stops153 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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