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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE19
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:39 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:07 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,462 residentsin the Buckden & Perry census areaMedian age 50.52,811 households78% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle47% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%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, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 20 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: 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 landmarksHeronry North Lakelake · under a mileHeronry South Lakelake · under a milePalacio Buckdenhistoric site · 2.5 miPaxton Hillhill · 1.0 miEaton Socon Castlecastle · 4.0 miPaxton Pitspond · 1.1 miBuckden Hillhill · 2.1 miPepys Househistoric site · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPriory Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 33 haThe Riverside Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 24 haSouth Lake Ski Schoolsports ground · 1.5 miPlummer Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200148 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,043 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinchingbrooke Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryThe Surgery1.5 miPharmacyLittle Paxton Pharmacy1.8 miDentist35 Silver Street2.5 miPolice stationSt Neots Police Station2.6 miCash machineIceland St Neots3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryGreat Paxton CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittle Paxton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 292 pupils1.7 miSecondaryLongsands Academyages 11-18, 1,412 pupils2.3 miCollegeBedford College13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN27 miRailway stationSt Neots2.2 miBus stationBus StationHuntingdon5.0 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Middle Ground, PE19St. Neots2.0 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSaint Neots2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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