Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:37 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:09 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,922 residentsin the Longthorpe & Netherton census areaMedian age 45.93,057 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,387 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle78% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C594 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 yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOverton Lakelake · under a mileOsier Lakelake · under a mileThorpe Wateringwater · under a mileTemple Hillhill · 1.2 miHolywell Pondspond · under a mileLove's Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNene Parkpark · within reach · 430 haFerry Meadows Country Parkpark · under a mile · 192 haThorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Parkpark · under a mile · 91 haThorpe Wood Golf Coursegolf course · within reach · 123 haSouth Bretton Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 6 haWestwood Grange Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200130 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 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 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,214 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFitzwilliam Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFitzwilliam Hospital16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNetherton Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistMatley Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools18 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryLongthorpe Primary Academyages 4-11, 401 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJack Hunt Academyages 11-18, 1,939 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Botolph's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 346 pupils1.0 miCollegeInspire Education Group2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA47 miRailway stationPeterborough1.8 miBus stationAcland StreetPeterborough1.9 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE3 postcode district.
