Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:35 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:08 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,416 residentsin the Upwell, Delph & Emneth census areaMedian age 49.14,357 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,715 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C589 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 spacesWisbech Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 7 haThe Foal Groundpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200146 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,718 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk2.4 miGP surgeryAnglia Community Eye Service2.4 miPharmacyBoots2.3 miDentistThe Park (Dental Surgery)2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryEmneth Academyages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryElm CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 243 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThomas Clarkson Academyages 11-18, 1,295 pupils2.0 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI45 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN52 miRailway stationDownham Market7.1 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech2.5 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing11 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE14 postcode district.
