Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:40 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:10 am – 3:51 pm
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People11,574 residentsin the Walgrave & Moulton census areaMedian age 40.94,646 households78% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,903 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C694 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesScaldwell Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileBrixworth Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 14 haManor Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 5 haPocket Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200133 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202527 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,760 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryMawsley Village Branch1.4 miPharmacyWell3.7 miDentistColosseum Dental (Mawsley)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMawsley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 281 pupils1.4 miPrimaryWalgrave Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupils1.5 miSecondaryMontsaye Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils4.4 miCollegeMoulton College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA38 miRailway stationKettering5.0 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange8.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN6 postcode district.
