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°C665 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesAbington Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 47 haRectory Farm Pocket Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 13 haEastfield Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 24 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 200141 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202519 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 14 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
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Edmund's Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBrook Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWeston Favell Primary Care1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools20 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryStandens Barn Primary Schoolages 4-11, 327 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEcton Brook Primary Schoolages 4-11, 567 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorthampton Academyages 11-18, 1,712 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton College1.6 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN32 miRailway stationNorthampton3.7 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills3.1 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN3 postcode district.
