Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:38 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:08 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,889 residentsin the Godmanchester census areaMedian age 40.03,464 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright18% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,135 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C564 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 21 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)
Nearby landmarksHuntingdon War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileThe Islandisland · under a milePepys Househistoric site · 1.7 miHartford Lakelake · 1.9 miCook's Streamriver · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 2.1 miGarkie's Mill Ladewater · under a mileOfford Hillhill · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesButtermel Meadowpark · under a mileHinchingbrooke Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 60 haMill Commonpark · under a mile · 5 haBrampton Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 57 haQueen's Walk Adult Gymsports ground · under a mileGodmanchester South Side Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200146 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 7.1 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,019 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinchingbrooke Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryGodmanchester15 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyJ G Clifford Dispensing Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistUnit 3under a milePolice stationHuntingdon Police Station1.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Godmanchester, Godmanchesterunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryGodmanchester Community Academyages 5-11, 402 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Anne's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHinchingbrooke Schoolages 11-18, 2,173 pupils1.3 miCollegeCambridge Regional College14.3 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN32 miRailway stationHuntingdon1.0 miBus stationBus StationHuntingdonunder a mileBus stops43 within a mileCar parkMill Common Car ParkHuntingdonunder a mileEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationHuntingdonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE18 postcode district.
