Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:36 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:08 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,544 residentsin the Doddington, Wimblington & Manea census areaMedian age 47.63,142 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,534 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C578 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 24 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 spacesMarch Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 24 haWar Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileParkfield Sports Clubplaying field · under a mileWest End Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200145 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Mar 202348 mi away, Horncastle, LincsSource: 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,345 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Doddington Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryFenland Group Practice - Wimblington8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCornerstone Pharmacy2.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThomas Eaton Primary Academyages 2-11, 126 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLionel Walden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupils1.3 miSecondaryNeale-Wade Academyages 11-18, 1,130 pupils1.6 miCollegeInspire Education Group13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN44 miRailway stationMarch3.2 miBus stationBus InterchangeWhittlesey9.1 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing21 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE15 postcode district.
