Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:35 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:09 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,166 residentsin the Fleet Hargate & Holbeach St Johns census areaMedian age 51.93,051 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,234 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C588 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesGedney Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 25 haChapel Greenpark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200136 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202450 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk7.8 miGP surgeryParson Drove Surgery3.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.3 miDentist2-4 Exchange Square (Dental Surgery)7.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThe Gedney Hill Church of England VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 60 pupilsunder a mileCollegeInspire Education Group11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI55 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA56 miRailway stationSpalding9.3 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech7.7 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing18 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE12 postcode district.
