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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People5,974 residentsin the Huntingdon Hartford census areaMedian age 47.32,468 households77% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,933 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C580 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksHartford Lakelake · under a mileHuntingdon War Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miHuntingdon Masonic Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miCook's Streamriver · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.1 miThe Islandisland · 1.7 miHoughton Walewater · under a mileHartford Hillhill · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesConeygear Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haSpring Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haHinchingbrooke Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 60 haSapley Park Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 9 haJubilee Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 11 haOne Leisure Huntingdonsports ground · 1.0 mi · 9 haSource: 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 200145 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband94% 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)2,552 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal Papworth Hospital - Off Site1.6 miGP surgeryAcorn Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAcorn Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUnit 31.3 miPolice stationHuntingdon Police Station1.4 miCash machineBT Kiosk o/s Mayfield Shops- HUNTINGDON, Mayfield Roadunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryThongsley Fields Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHartford Infant and Preschoolages 3-7, 152 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Peter's Schoolages 11-18, 1,506 pupils1.2 miCollegeCambridge Regional College14.4 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN34 miRailway stationHuntingdon1.7 miBus stationBus StationHuntingdon1.4 miBus stops68 within a mileCar parkRiverside Long Stay Car ParkHuntingdon1.0 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationThe Stukeleys1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE18 postcode district.
