Local servicesHospitalIsebrook Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryQueensway Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBerrymoor Court9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Five Wells1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryOur Lady's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 303 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRuskin Infant Schoolages 2-7, 250 pupils1.0 miSecondaryWeavers Academyages 11-18, 1,275 pupils1.3 miCollegeNorthampton College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN32 miRailway stationWellingborough2.5 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills7.8 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:40 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:10 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,210 residentsin the Earls Barton & Great Doddington census areaMedian age 48.44,527 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,046 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C682 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Parks and green spacesCroyland Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haDale End Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 4 haSywell Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 57 haWeavers Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haThe Grange Sportsfieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 5 haClock Close Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: 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 200138 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202523 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 13 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)5,075 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
