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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB3
Telephone code01465
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 42 min8:06 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,885 residentsin the Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester census areaMedian age 45.54,987 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,772 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 21%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 37% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle67% 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 higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C569 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarksCastle Hill, Cambridgecastle · 2.4 miMount Castlecastle · 2.4 miMadingley Hall & Gardenshistoric site · 2.2 miWest Cambridge Lakelake · 2.3 miMemorial Stone for Xu Zhimohistoric site · 2.9 miBrook Leysriver · 1.5 miNethergrove Lakelake · 2.9 miSwan Pondpond · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSensory Gardenpark · under a mileHiston and Impington Community Orchardpark · under a mileHomefield Parkpark · 1.3 miAnglia Ruskin Universitysports ground · 1.2 mi · 5 haHiston Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 6 haFitzwilliam College Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 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 202546 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,294 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Cambridge Lea Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryGirton2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistTownsend House Dental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationHiston Police StationCambridge1.3 miCash machineHighway Stops - Girton Service Station1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryGirton Glebe Primary Schoolages 5-11, 189 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHiston and Impington Brook Primary Schoolages 4-11, 408 pupils1.4 miSecondaryImpington Village Collegeages 11-18, 1,446 pupils1.6 miCollegeCambridge Regional College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN25 miRailway stationCambridge NorthChesterton3.5 miBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridge3.0 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkPark Street Car ParkCambridge2.7 miEV chargingbp PulseCambridge1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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