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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People10,399 residentsin the Huntingdon Central & West census areaMedian age 37.84,646 households52% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright13% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,893 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 43% go by car, 4% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%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°C579 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 20 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 mileHuntingdon Masonic Hallhistoric site · 1.1 miThe Islandisland · under a mileHartford Lakelake · 1.7 miCook's Streamriver · 1.0 miGarkie's Mill Ladewater · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.6 miOld Mill Racewater · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHinchingbrooke Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 60 haTown Parkpark · within reachSpring Commonpark · under a mile · 6 haBrampton Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 57 haOne Leisure Huntingdonsports ground · under a mile · 9 haSapley Park Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 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 202540 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband80% 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)4,801 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinchingbrooke Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPriory Fields Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPriory Fields Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHuntingdon Smilesunder a milePolice stationHuntingdon Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 99 High Street2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryHuntingdon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 437 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Peter's Schoolages 11-18, 1,506 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStukeley Meadows Primary Schoolages 5-11, 371 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN33 miRailway stationHuntingdonunder a mileBus stationBus StationHuntingdonunder a mileBus stops73 within a mileCar parkMill Common Car ParkHuntingdon2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationHuntingdon2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE28 postcode district.
