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 – 3:51 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°C663 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksStar Pondpond · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileCid Woodwoodland · under a mileThorpe Malsor Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miCransley Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miDarwen Lakelake · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Road Pocket Parkpark · 1.5 miNorth Park Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haScott Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haJubilee Gardenspark · 1.8 miWestfield Gardenspark · 1.8 mi · 2 haRockingham Road Pleasure Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200130 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryGlendon Wood Hospital10 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyAn Patel Chemists11 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistThe Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryAll-throughKettering Buccleuch Academyages 4-18, 1,808 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGrange Primary Academyages 3-11, 229 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrambleside Primary Schoolages 4-11, 416 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMoulton College11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA39 miRailway stationKettering2.1 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange15 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN16 postcode district.
