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Pubs 78 Restaurants 248 Banks 11 Hotels 28 Shops 1,117 Supermarkets 55 Takeaways 116 Cinemas 7 Attractions 212 Business services 93 Education 319 Health and beauty 696 Home improvement 292 Leisure 52 Property services 100




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County or areaNorthamptonshire
Postcode districtNN14
Telephone code01455
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:40 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:11 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,900 residentsin the Desborough census areaMedian age 42.34,922 households74% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,892 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C694 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDesborough War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileBraybrooke Castlecastle · 1.6 miRushton Triangular Lodgehistoric site · 1.8 miDarwen Lakelake · 2.1 miThorpe Malsor Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miRothwell Gulletwoodland · 1.0 miGaultney Woodwoodland · 1.2 miMill Hillhill · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDesborough Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haManor Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haEast Carlton Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 32 haOakley Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200127 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,343 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryDesborough Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHowitts Chemist4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBrennan Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationKettering Police Station5.0 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Desbrough3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHavelock Infant Schoolages 5-7, 175 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHavelock Junior Schoolages 7-11, 306 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMontsaye Academyages 11-18, 1,017 pupils1.3 miCollegeMoulton College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationMarket Harborough4.5 miBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange14 miBus stops39 within a mileEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationKettering2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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