Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:36 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:05 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,200 residentsin the Dullingham & Cheveley census areaMedian age 48.22,732 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 12%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C581 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksDane Bottomvalley · under a mileStetchworth Parkwoodland · under a mileHorseheath Pondpond · 1.0 miPunchbowl Pondpond · 1.1 miBedham Hillhill · 2.2 miPickmore Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miThe Greenplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haKing Edward VII Memorial Groundspark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202050 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202337 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Rookery Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyBoots3.1 miDentistThe Terrace Dental Centre2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryKettlefields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 145 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurrough Green CofE Primary Academyages 4-11, 51 pupils1.8 miSecondaryNewmarket Academyages 11-16, 797 pupils3.5 miCollegeCambridge Regional College11.5 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationDullingham1.4 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket3.2 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.
