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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:37 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:07 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,682 residentsin the Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys census areaMedian age 42.93,981 households72% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,046 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C579 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksSomersham Lakelake · 1.5 miTrinity Merelake · 1.5 miDeadman's Hillhill · under a mileLong Holmewater · 1.4 miCrane's Fenwater · 1.5 miChapel Pondpond · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileMillennium Sports Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 5 haNorwood Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haBerman Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 8 haStatfold Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200149 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,515 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Papworth Hospital - Off Site9.0 miGP surgeryBluntisham Branch2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJ W Anderson Dispensing Chemist1.4 miDentistChurch Street Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Helen's Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEarith Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.0 miSecondarySt Ivo Academyages 11-18, 1,378 pupils4.7 miCollegeCambridge Regional College10.3 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN34 miRailway stationHuntingdon9.0 miBus stationBus StationSt Ives4.5 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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