Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:42 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,609 residentsin the Harpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke census areaMedian age 47.93,599 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,132 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C676 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · under a mileHarlestone Forestforest · 2.2 miGlassthorpehillhill · 1.4 miGarden Stewwater · 2.3 miGreat Stewwater · 2.4 miWaydale Hillhill · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesUpton Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 38 haHarpole Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haKislingbury Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.1 mi · 5 haKislingbury Temperance Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 miThe Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 2 haHunsbury Hill Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 35 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes48 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200141 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202518 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband98% 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)4,048 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospital1.4 miGP surgerySt Lukes Primary Care Centre2.2 miPharmacyLimehurst Square Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independentPrimaryHarpole Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKislingbury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupils1.0 miAll-throughThe Duston Schoolages 4-18, 2,064 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorthampton College6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX35 miRailway stationNorthampton3.6 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange3.9 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN7 postcode district.
