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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:38 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:06 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,885 residentsin the Bar Hill, Girton & Grantchester census areaMedian age 45.54,987 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,772 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 21%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 37% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C573 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMadingley Hall & Gardenshistoric site · 1.2 miCraft's Hillhill · under a mileNethergrove Lakelake · 3.1 miRook Grovewoodland · under a mileCastle Hill, Cambridgecastle · 4.3 miIcehouse Grovewoodland · under a mileMount Castlecastle · 4.4 miWest Cambridge Lakelake · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoton Countryside Reservepark · 2.9 mi · 112 haThe Greenpark · 2.5 miSensory Gardenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 5.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband91% 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)5,294 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Cambridge Lea Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryMaple Surgery Bar Hill Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy1.1 miDentistBar Hill Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationHiston Police StationCambridge3.9 miCash machinePost OfficeCambridge1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryDry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School, and Pre-Schoolages 4-11, 64 pupilsright herePrimaryBar Hill Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 229 pupils1.0 miAll-throughNorthstowe Learning Communityages 4-19, 920 pupils3.5 miCollegeCambridge Regional College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN26 miRailway stationCambridge5.8 miBus stationDrummer St Bus StationCambridge4.9 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingQ-Arc Building, Cambridge Science Park1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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