Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:42 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:11 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,649 residentsin the Long Buckby West & Weedon census areaMedian age 47.43,371 households70% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright17% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,789 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C654 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 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 spacesBrodie Lodge Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThe Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 2 haFlore Allotmentsallotments · under a mileJubilee Field Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileDaventry Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 67 haUpton Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 38 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 200142 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 7.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)3,426 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryFlore Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Weedon Pharmacy1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryFlore Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWeedon Bec Primary Schoolages 2-11, 182 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCampion Schoolages 11-18, 1,309 pupils2.9 miCollegeNorthampton College9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationLong Buckby4.2 miBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby4.2 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN7 postcode district.
