Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:42 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,778 residentsin the Lodge Farm census areaMedian age 41.12,868 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,079 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle73% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C629 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesUpton Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 38 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 13 haKingsthorpe Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 8 haDallington Parkplaying field · under a mile · 10 haNorthamptonshire County Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 80 haKing's Heath Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 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 200140 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202519 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
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)3,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryKings Heath Health Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTouchwood Pharmacy18 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools21 primary, 1 secondary, 2 all-through, 2 independent, 6 special, 2 nursery, 2 otherPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 160 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChiltern Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Duston Schoolages 4-18, 2,064 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorthampton College3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN35 miRailway stationNorthampton1.5 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange1.7 miBus stops122 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN5 postcode district.
