Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:35 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:07 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C573 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 21 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)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200150 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Mar 202349 mi away, Horncastle, LincsSource: 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 4.3 · 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
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
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 3 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Doddington Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryUpwell Health Centre4.2 miPharmacyWelle LTD4.2 miDentistDental Surgery5.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTownley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI45 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN45 miRailway stationManea3.8 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech9.3 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn16 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE14 postcode district.
