Local servicesHospitalIsebrook Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryBrookside Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyCroyland LTD2.2 miDentistTg's Dental Suite Earls Barton2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGrendon Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 114 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBozeat Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWollaston Schoolages 11-18, 1,432 pupils2.7 miCollegeNorthampton College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN29 miRailway stationWellingborough5.1 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills7.0 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:41 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:09 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,194 residentsin the Irchester, Wollaston & Bozeat census areaMedian age 47.44,835 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,497 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C646 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksGrendon Brook (Gibbards Arm)river · under a mileGrendon Brook (Bozeat Arm)river · 1.0 miGrendon Quarter Pondpond · under a mileCombe Hillhill · 1.8 miScotland Pondpond · 1.0 miBeacon Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIrchester Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 79 haSywell Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 57 haCroyland Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 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 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,180 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
