Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:05 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,684 residentsin the Ashwell, Weston & Barley census areaMedian age 48.93,160 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,729 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% 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 languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C667 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksClothall Castlecastle · 1.8 miLannock Millhistoric site · 1.9 miBottomvalley · under a mileEnvironment Lakelake · 3.0 miMoor Hall Meadowshistoric site · 3.5 miMillennium Lakelake · 3.1 miHickman's Hillhill · 1.9 miHick's Grovewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Ashby District Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 43 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 60 haSt Nicholas Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 12 haHampson Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202023 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 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 6.7 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,331 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryManor House Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyGreat Ashby Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationStevenage Police Station3.9 miCash machineShell Martins Way, Pingreen2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryWeston Primary & Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupils1.3 miPrimaryRound Diamond Primary Schoolages 3-11, 436 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Nobel Schoolages 11-18, 1,475 pupils2.4 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationStevenage3.9 miBus stationBus StationStevenage3.9 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town28 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationHitchin2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG4 postcode district.
