Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:41 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:09 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,561 residentsin the Cogenhoe, Hackleton & Denton census areaMedian age 46.63,165 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,802 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% 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 higher13% 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°C653 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 spacesEmberton Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 51 haRectory Farm Pocket Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 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 202517 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,286 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Edmund's Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryDenton Village Surgery1.8 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3.7 miDentistTg's Dental Suite Earls Barton4.4 miPolice stationNorthamptonshire Police5.8 miCash machineBilling MillGreat Billing4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYardley Hastings Primary Schoolages 3-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDenton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 84 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWollaston Schoolages 11-18, 1,432 pupils4.9 miCollegeNorthampton College6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN28 miRailway stationWellingborough7.5 miBus stationBus TerminusBrackmills5.9 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkParking Shop DirectNorthampton1.7 miEV chargingWellingborough Road3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN7 postcode district.
