Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:34 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:08 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,351 residentsin the Watlington, Wiggenhall & Terrington St John census areaMedian age 47.03,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,514 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C613 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 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)
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 200148 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202644 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · 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
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,299 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk5.7 miGP surgerySt John's Surgeryunder a milePharmacyTerrington Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe Park (Dental Surgery)5.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTerrington St John Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTilney St Lawrence Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Clement's High Schoolages 11-16, 704 pupils3.9 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI42 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN57 miRailway stationWatlington4.8 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech5.7 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing5.7 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE34 postcode district.
