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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE1
Telephone code01636
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,822 residentsin the Fengate & Parnwell census areaMedian age 34.35,019 households46% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright27% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,714 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 26%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 62% go by car, 6% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 70%6% 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, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 9°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 landmarksOrton Merelake · 3.7 miOsier Lakelake · 3.8 miLittle Woodwoodland · 1.3 miHorsey Hillhill · 3.1 miPark Islandisland · 5.0 miNortholme Coppicewoodland · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOlive Branch Community Gardenspark · under a mileCentral Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 9 haWoodfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 9 haThorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 91 haBishops Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 18 haEmbankment Sports and Athletics Arenasports ground · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200132 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202444 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 9.6 · 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
Broadband96% 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)5,195 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Hospitals2.9 miGP surgeryParnwell Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDogsthorpe Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 2 all-through, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryLime Academy Parnwellages 5-11, 287 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNewark Hill Academyages 4-11, 435 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCity of Peterborough Academyages 11-16, 853 pupilsunder a mileCollegeInspire Education Groupunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA50 miRailway stationPeterborough2.0 miBus stationQueensgate Bus ParkPeterborough1.8 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing28 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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