Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:41 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,391 residentsin the Moulton census areaMedian age 49.22,828 households84% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,143 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C641 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesEastfield Parkpark · under a mile · 24 haAbington Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 47 haOverstone Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haThe Racecourseplaying field · 1.7 mi · 48 haKingsthorpe Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 8 haBenham Sports Arenasports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200139 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202520 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,016 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Edmund's Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryContinence Product Prescription Service17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyParklands Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWoodview Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi46 schools27 primary, 8 secondary, 1 independent, 8 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryBoothville Primary Schoolages 3-11, 601 pupilsright hereSecondarySt Thomas Becket Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 912 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Gregory's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 214 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Northampton3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN34 miRailway stationNorthampton3.0 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange2.7 miBus stops134 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN3 postcode district.
