Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:36 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:06 am – 3:47 pm
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People10,279 residentsin the Haddenham, Stretham & Witchford census areaMedian age 46.64,304 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,138 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 1°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July45 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 spacesEly Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 39 haSt Mary's Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haPalace Greenpark · 2.3 miCanterbury Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 8 Aug 202220 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,027 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital3.3 miGP surgerySt Mary's Street Branch2.1 miPharmacySt Mary's Pharmacy2.2 miDentistEnhance Dental2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Rackham Church of England Primary School and Pre-Schoolages 4-11, 307 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWitchford Village Collegeages 11-16, 804 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEly St John's Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 371 pupils1.6 miCollegeCambridge Regional College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationEly2.4 miBus stationBus StationSt Ives13 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn27 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB6 postcode district.
