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County or areaNorthamptonshire
Postcode districtNN29
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:41 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:09 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,194 residentsin the Irchester, Wollaston & Bozeat census areaMedian age 47.44,835 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,497 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C616 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGrendon Brook (Bozeat Arm)river · 1.2 miGrendon Brook (Gibbards Arm)river · 1.3 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.0 miSummer Leyswetland · 1.8 miGrebe Lakelake · 4.3 miKingfisher Waterlake · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIrchester Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 79 haCroyland Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 28 haHarrold-Odell Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 59 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200142 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202521 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 greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · 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
Broadband97% 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)5,180 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIsebrook Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryWollaston Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCroyland LTDunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Five Wells2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWollaston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWollaston Schoolages 11-18, 1,432 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBozeat Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupils1.4 miCollegeNorthampton College7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN29 miRailway stationWellingborough4.2 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills8.5 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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