Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:37 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:09 am – 3:48 pm
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People12,527 residentsin the West Town & Woodston census areaMedian age 34.04,766 households49% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright13% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,171 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 51% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%5% 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°C597 mm of rain a year, 13 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)
Nearby landmarksOrton Merelake · under a mileOsier Lakelake · 1.0 miNene Viaductviaduct · under a mileCathedral Square Peterboroughhistoric site · 3.1 miCastor Millhistoric site · 3.2 miHolywell Pondspond · under a mileBeebys Lakewalk or trail · 2.4 miFerry Meadows Milton Bridgebridge · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThorpe Meadows and Peterborough Sculpture Parkpark · under a mile · 91 haThorpe Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haNene Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 430 haThorpe Wood Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 123 haNene Valley Community Centreplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBishops Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 18 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200131 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.6 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At The Hamptons Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryBotolph Bridge Community Health Centre27 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBotolph Bridge Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLondon Road Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationBritish Transport Police PostPeterboroughunder a mileCash machineMFG - Woodston Service Station (CZCBM), Woodstonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools25 primary, 5 secondary, 3 all-through, 1 independent, 4 special, 2 otherPrimaryNene Valley Primary Schoolages 5-11, 311 pupilsright herePrimaryBrewster Avenue Infant Schoolages 3-7, 154 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJack Hunt Academyages 11-18, 1,939 pupils1.3 miCollegeInspire Education Group2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN48 miRailway stationPeterboroughunder a mileBus stationQueensgate Bus StnPeterboroughunder a mileBus stops94 within a mileCar parkThorpe Meadows Car ParkPeterboroughunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationPeterborough2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE2 postcode district.
