Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:40 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°C665 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)
Nearby landmarksOakley Busheswoodland · under a mileBolt Wood Coppicewoodland · under a mileStar Pondpond · 1.9 miDarwen Lakelake · 4.9 miThorpe Malsor Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miCransley Reservoirreservoir · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOakley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 10 haSir John Lowther Training and Activity Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 4 haExeter Open Spacepark · 2.6 miScott Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 mi · 3 haMill Road Pocket Parkpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200128 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 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 6.7 · 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
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
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKettering General Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryGlendon Wood Hospital3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWell1.9 miDentistThe Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGeddington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrooke Weston Academyages 11-18, 1,154 pupils1.6 miPrimaryOakley Vale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 420 pupils1.7 miCollegeMoulton College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationCorbyCorby Village3.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN14 postcode district.
