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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People6,569 residentsin the New Duston East census areaMedian age 45.12,740 households82% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,141 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, construction 14%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% 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)
Nearby landmarksThe Lakelake · 2.1 miStorton's Pitspond · under a mileHunsbury Hillhill · 2.0 miBerry Woodwoodland · under a mileHarlestone Forestforest · 3.4 miDallington Heathwoodland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUpton Country Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haHunsbury Hill Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 35 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 13 haErrington Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haDallington Parkplaying field · under a mile · 10 haBants Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 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 200141 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202518 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 8.6 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)2,918 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Lukes Primary Care Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools19 primary, 2 all-through, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryMillway Primary Schoolages 4-11, 343 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHopping Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 423 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughThe Duston Schoolages 4-18, 2,064 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton College4.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN35 miRailway stationNorthampton1.6 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange1.9 miBus stops134 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN5 postcode district.
