Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:39 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:10 am – 3:50 pm
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People5,609 residentsin the Geddington, Rushton & Stoke Albany census areaMedian age 51.92,427 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,754 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C691 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 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 spacesOakley Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haExeter Open Spacepark · 1.7 miCoronation Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200126 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,905 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorby Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryThackley Green Specialist Care Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Cottingham Road Dental Pract2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryBrooke Weston Academyages 11-18, 1,154 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDanesholme Infant Academyages 3-7, 189 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOakley Vale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMoulton College13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationCorbyCorby Village2.4 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN14 postcode district.
