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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:38 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:06 am – 3:49 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C587 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksSirius Lakelake · 1.8 miManor Farmhistoric site · 2.3 miMadingley Hall & Gardenshistoric site · 2.5 miLake Ewartlake · 2.5 miMitchel's Woodwoodland · under a mileStinnage's Woodwoodland · under a mileChurch Pondpond · 1.6 miClaypit Hillhill · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoton Countryside Reservepark · 3.5 mi · 112 haCambourne Sports Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 11 haThe Greenpark · 3.2 miSensory Gardenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 5.2 · 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
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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Cambridge Lea Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryGpsi Dermatology Serv Monkfield Camb2.0 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.1 miDentistColosseum Dental (Cambourne)2.2 miPolice stationHiston Police StationCambridge6.0 miCash machinePost OfficeCambridge1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryCaldecote Primary Schoolages 4-11, 193 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHardwick and Cambourne Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 585 pupils1.3 miSecondaryComberton Village Collegeages 11-18, 1,981 pupils2.3 miCollegeCambridge Regional College6.7 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN25 miRailway stationCambridge6.7 miBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridge6.1 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationCambridge2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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