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County or areaCambridgeshire
Postcode districtPE6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:36 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:09 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,180 residentsin the Eye & Thorney census areaMedian age 43.03,049 households69% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,543 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C566 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°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 landmarksAshley Poollake · under a mileKnarr Lakelake · 4.3 miCathedral Square Peterboroughhistoric site · 4.9 miOld Wryde Bank Holtwoodland · 2.5 miNortholme Coppicewoodland · 2.8 miTrinity Bridgebridge · 4.6 miPark Islandisland · 7.2 miNene Viaductviaduct · 6.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThorney Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 61 haNorth Greenpark · 4.3 miLattersey Nature Reservepark · 4.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200134 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202448 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.5 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,261 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Hospitals7.7 miGP surgeryJenner Healthcareright herePharmacyHalls The Chemistright hereDentistMr M Saleem3.7 miPolice stationCrowland Police Station4.6 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Eye High Street3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 specialPrimaryThe Duke of Bedford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySir Harry Smith Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,084 pupils4.4 miCollegeInspire Education Group5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN53 miRailway stationWhittleseaWhittlesey5.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeWhittlesey4.6 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing23 miBus stops17 within a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationPeterbourough4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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