Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:34 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:07 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,595 residentsin the Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham census areaMedian age 52.13,333 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,437 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 18 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)
Nearby landmarksFormer RAF Downham Markethistoric site · 1.4 miRelief Channelwater · 1.3 miElf Woodwoodland · under a mileCrabhouse Prioryhistoric site · 3.8 miLow Hatter's Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Hillhill · 2.6 miHilgay Creekwater · 2.4 miStocks Hillhill · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSluice Commonpark · under a mile · 12 haRyston Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 23 haThe Willows Nature Reservepark · 1.0 mi · 5 haDownham Market Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWar Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haAlive Downham Leisuresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Jan 201547 mi away, Oakham, RutlandMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Mar 202448 mi away, Swaby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,513 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk11 miGP surgeryHowdale Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWtl Dental LTDunder a milePolice stationDownham Market Police Stationunder a mileCash machineMFG - Stone Crossunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDenver Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 108 pupilsright hereSecondaryDownham Market Academyages 11-18, 1,329 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDownham Market, Hillcrest Primary Schoolages 5-11, 404 pupils1.0 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI38 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN49 miRailway stationDownham Market1.2 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech11 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn11 miBus stops34 within a mileCar parkDownham Market Station Car ParkNorfolk1.2 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationWisbech9.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE38 postcode district.
