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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:37 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:06 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,092 residentsin the Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy census areaMedian age 42.82,709 households66% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright8% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,382 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: education 16%, information and communication 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 35% 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 languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%1% 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 2°C561 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksTurks Head Lakelake · 3.4 miCow Hollow Woodwoodland · under a mileDickerson's Pitpond · 2.2 miTodd's Pitpond · 2.2 miLong Reachwater · 3.3 miChesterton Fenwetland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachMilton Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 33 haMillennium Greenpark · 1.7 miCambridge Footgolf Centregolf course · 1.1 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202344 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband86% 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)3,341 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 servicesHospitalSpire Cambridge Lea Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryWaterbeach And Cottenham Surgeries3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWaterbeach Pharmacyright hereDentistWiese And Associates3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWaterbeach Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 521 pupilsunder a mileIndependentRed Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridgeages 11-19, 40 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCottenham Village Collegeages 11-16, 860 pupils3.0 miCollegeCambridge Regional College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN26 miRailway stationWaterbeachunder a mileBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridge5.0 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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