Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:36 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:09 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,180 residentsin the Eye & Thorney census areaMedian age 43.03,049 households69% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,543 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C575 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesLattersey Nature Reservepark · 1.8 mi · 12 haNorth Greenpark · 2.2 miManor Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 9 haCentral Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200135 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202448 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 6.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,261 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At The Hamptons Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryNew Queen Street Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistMrs D Stokes1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAlderman Jacobs Schoolages 3-11, 671 pupils1.1 miSecondarySir Harry Smith Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,084 pupils1.3 miPrimaryPark Lane Primary & Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 441 pupils1.6 miCollegeInspire Education Group4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN50 miRailway stationWhittleseaWhittlesey2.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeWhittlesey1.5 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing25 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE6 postcode district.
