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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 39 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 8°C, lows 1°C561 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°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 · 1.3 miLynch Lakelake · 1.5 miLove's Hillhill · under a mileMill Hillhill · under a mileThorpe Wateringwater · 1.8 miOldfield Pondpond · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNene Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 430 haFerry Meadows Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 192 haCrickety Parkgolf course · under a mile · 49 haWoodlands Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haThorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 91 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200128 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 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 6.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 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
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFitzwilliam Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryAilsworth Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHalls The Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist1Dentalhouse LTDright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCastor CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupilsright herePrimaryOrton Wistow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 378 pupils1.6 miSecondaryOrmiston Bushfield Academyages 11-19, 1,212 pupils2.6 miCollegeInspire Education Group4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA45 miRailway stationPeterborough3.9 miBus stationAcland StreetPeterborough4.0 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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