Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:41 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,574 residentsin the Walgrave & Moulton census areaMedian age 40.94,646 households78% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,903 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C710 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesBrixworth Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 14 haPitsford Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSt Davids Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haEastfield Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 24 haKingsthorpe Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 8 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 200137 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202522 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband96% 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)5,760 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Edmund's Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryBrixworth Surgery1.0 miPharmacyWell1.7 miDentistPurely Orthodontics2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 independentPrimaryPitsford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileIndependentPitsford Schoolages 3-18, 201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMoulton School and Science Collegeages 11-18, 1,450 pupils2.0 miCollegeMoulton College1.9 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN37 miRailway stationNorthampton4.6 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange4.5 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN6 postcode district.
