Local servicesHospitalCuh At Brookfields Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryNuffield Road Medical Centre20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMilton Road Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistChapel Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 13 independent, 1 special, 4 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryChesterton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupilsunder a mileIndependentCambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)ages 13-24, 453 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Cambridge Academyages 11-16, 687 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCambridge Regional College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationCambridge NorthChestertonunder a mileBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridge1.3 miBus stops114 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:37 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:06 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,714 residentsin the East Chesterton census areaMedian age 36.34,084 households37% of homes owner-occupied21% owned outright35% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,072 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: education 18%, professional and scientific services 13%, information and communication 13%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 26% go by car, 5% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 82%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C565 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 25 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 spacesStourbridge Commonpark · under a mile · 18 haColdham's Commonpark · under a mile · 46 haLogan's Meadowpark · under a mile · 5 haChesterton Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBrown's Field Pump Tracksports ground · under a mileSt Albans Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost 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 8.6 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband93% 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)4,283 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
