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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtCB5
Telephone code01760
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:37 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:05 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,092 residentsin the Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy census areaMedian age 42.82,709 households66% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright8% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,382 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: education 16%, information and communication 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 50% work from home, 35% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C583 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 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: 7 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 landmarksAnglesey Abbeyhistoric site · 2.4 miChurch Hillhill · 1.0 miWindmill Hillhill · 1.1 miLandwade Hall Moathistoric site · 4.4 miCock Up Bridge Burwell Fenbridge · 2.4 miMiddle Hill Plantationswoodland · 1.2 miRookery Woodwoodland · 1.7 miThe Marshwetland · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPauline's Swamppark · 1.5 miThe Greenpark · 4.5 miKing Edward VII Memorial Groundspark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202047 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202342 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband86% 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)3,341 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryBurwell Surgery2.2 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.0 miDentistBurwell Dental Surgery2.4 miPolice stationParkside Police StationCambridge7.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Burwell, Burwell2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySwaffham Prior Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 97 pupilsright herePrimarySwaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 77 pupils1.2 miSecondaryBottisham Village Collegeages 11-16, 1,396 pupils2.5 miCollegeCambridge Regional College6.9 miUniversityUniversity of Cambridge8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN25 miRailway stationWaterbeach4.2 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket4.7 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkDevil's Dyke car parkBurwell1.1 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationNewmarket3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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