Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:41 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,519 residentsin the Little Billing census areaMedian age 40.03,313 households69% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,461 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesRectory Farm Pocket Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haSywell Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 57 haAbington Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 47 haOverstone Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 46 haLings Forumsports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes46 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 202520 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 9.3 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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)3,314 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Edmund's Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryBrook Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBlackthorn Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWeston Favell Primary Care1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools17 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 4 specialPrimarySt Andrew's Ceva Primary Schoolages 4-11, 281 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlackthorn Primary Schoolages 4-11, 236 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorthampton Academyages 11-18, 1,712 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton College1.5 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN33 miRailway stationNorthampton4.2 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange3.8 miBus stops95 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN3 postcode district.
