Local servicesHospitalCorby Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryWeldon Branch Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPriors Hall Pharmacyunder a mileDentistNatural Smiles Corby2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryWeldon Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWeldon Village Academyages 11-19, 475 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPriors Hall - A Learning Communityages 2-11, 478 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA37 miRailway stationCorbyCorby Village2.4 miBus stationBus StationStamford12 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:39 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:10 am – 3:50 pm
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People13,797 residentsin the Corby Village & Weldon census areaMedian age 35.35,505 households67% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 7,579 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle55% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% 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°C662 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 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)
Parks and green spacesWeldon Woodland Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haThe Greenpark · under a milePriors Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 53 haFermyn Woodspark · 3.1 mi · 114 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200125 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 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 7.5 · 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
Broadband96% 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)6,859 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
