Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:42 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:10 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,051 residentsin the East Hunsbury census areaMedian age 39.43,587 households75% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright2% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 5,166 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C663 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesDelapre Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 33 haHunsbury Hill Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 35 haGrange Wood Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haDelapre Golf Complexgolf course · under a mile · 58 haDanes Camp Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileLark Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes49 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200144 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202516 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 10 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% 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)3,625 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorthampton General Hospital (Acute)2.1 miGP surgeryWootton Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyUnidrug Dispensing Chemist8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 1 secondary, 2 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherIndependentNorthampton High School GDSTages 2-18, 427 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWootton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 306 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughWootton Park Schoolages 4-19, 1,670 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorthampton College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN32 miRailway stationNorthampton2.3 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills1.1 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN4 postcode district.
