Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:41 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:11 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,890 residentsin the Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe census areaMedian age 47.04,087 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,028 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C682 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksHollowell Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSpratton Brook (Ravensthorpe Arm)river · 1.0 miRavensthorpe Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miBickle Hillhill · under a mileSpratton Brook (Hollowell Arm)river · 1.9 miConeybury Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileGuilsborough Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.5 miBrixworth Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200135 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBerrywood Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryThe Saxon Spires Practice2.2 miPharmacyGuilsborough2.2 miDentistDental Surgery4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryGuilsborough Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.3 miSecondaryGuilsborough Academyages 11-18, 1,198 pupils1.7 miIndependentSpratton Hall Schoolages 4-13, 394 pupils1.8 miCollegeMoulton College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationLong Buckby5.3 miBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby5.3 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN6 postcode district.
