Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:35 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:07 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C583 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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)
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200148 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Mar 202446 mi away, Swaby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.7 · 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
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk5.0 miGP surgeryUpwell Health Centreunder a milePharmacyWelle LTDunder a mileDentistThe Park (Dental Surgery)5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryUpwell Academyages 4-11, 180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeaupre Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 145 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThomas Clarkson Academyages 11-18, 1,295 pupils4.4 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI45 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN49 miRailway stationMarch6.0 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech5.1 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing13 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE14 postcode district.
