Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:41 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,890 residentsin the Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe census areaMedian age 47.04,087 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,028 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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 1°C679 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 spacesBrampton Heath Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 60 haBrixworth Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 14 haKingsthorpe Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 8 haWhite Hills Playgroundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haEastfield Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 24 haBoughton Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200138 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202521 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryTurn Furlong GP Service2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyNorthampton Pharmacy1.8 miDentistPurely Orthodontics2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 independent, 1 nurseryPrimaryThe Bramptons Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupilsright herePrimaryBuckton Fields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 289 pupils1.2 miSecondaryKingsthorpe Collegeages 11-18, 1,415 pupils2.4 miCollegeMoulton College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationNorthampton3.8 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange3.8 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN6 postcode district.
