Local servicesHospitalCuh At The Hamptons Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryWillow Tree Surgery1.9 miPharmacyLloydspharmacy1.8 miDentistBushfield Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt John's Church Schoolages 2-11, 433 pupils1.7 miSecondaryOrmiston Bushfield Academyages 11-19, 1,212 pupils1.8 miPrimaryGreat Haddon Primary Schoolages 2-111.9 miCollegeInspire Education Group6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN45 miRailway stationPeterborough4.9 miBus stationSerpentine GreenHampton3.0 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:37 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:09 am – 3:49 pm
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People5,662 residentsin the Stilton, Elton & Folksworth census areaMedian age 49.22,444 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,830 in work, 28% 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, 5% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% 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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C592 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesElton Furze Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 50 haNene Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 430 haFerry Meadows Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 192 haJames Pondpark · 2.2 mi · 8 haBushfield Leisure Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 13 haHampton Vale Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200131 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,634 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
