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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:38 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:06 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,121 residentsin the Little Shelford , Foxton & Haslingfield census areaMedian age 42.83,368 households72% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,104 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: education 18%, health and social work 16%, professional and scientific services 14%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 40% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C551 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksRiddy Islandisland · 1.3 miRowley's Hillhill · under a mileHarston Hillhill · 1.0 miByron's Poollake · 2.5 miWell Headwater · 1.7 miHauxton Junctionwater · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTrumpington Meadows Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 59 haBarrington Greenpark · 2.0 miTrumpington Community Orchardpark · 3.0 miSource: 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 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband90% 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)3,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Papworth Hospital (Papworth Everard)3.5 miGP surgeryHarston Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHarston and Newton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHauxton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.3 miSecondaryTrumpington Community Collegeages 11-16, 613 pupils3.5 miCollegeCambridge Regional College7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN19 miRailway stationFoxton1.5 miBus stationThe Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride2.5 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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