Alconbury

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 17° · 78% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:23

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

23 reported · July 2026▲ 130% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences11
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Public order2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

274 reported road collisions (2024)

72 killed or seriously injured · 395 casualties · 15.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

• 12 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Huntingdon (6.3 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£306,387 average▲ 3.1% YoY

Across Huntingdonshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,050 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £740
• 2 bed £960
• 3 bed £1,162

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · BP (7.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · BP (7.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Huntingdon Racecourse (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

180,832 residents in Huntingdonshire · 200/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 247 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,556 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 83,830)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

77 schools · 25,478 pupils

62 primary · 7 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 30 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (97%)

74inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Huntingdonshire

595 CQC-registered services

• Care homes141
• GP practices108
• Dentists128
• Homecare agencies137
• Hospitals & hospices20

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

240 applications decided

84.2% granted · 202 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative

Huntingdon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition

• Lab 1
• Con 15
• LD 21
• Grn 2
• Ref 9
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,920 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

19 jobs advertised · £39,738 avg

e.g. Production Operative, Laundry Operative, Family Advocacy Treatment Manager

Source: Adzuna

£774 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,667 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 86,866 certificates

8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

60% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Gas 32% · Wind 14% · Imports 8%

142 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.1 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in PE28

• Wyton Medical Centre
• Alconbury Surgery
• Wellside Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Huntingdon:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases610 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership402 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test389 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Alconbury · 1.1 km

  Alconbury is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Alconbury is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being an historic county of England. A…

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  Megatron (building) · 1.1 km

  The Megatron was a building just outside the village of Alconbury in Cambridgeshire, UK. It was notable for its flying saucer design and was an example of mimetic architecture. The building was constructed in 1990 and…

• Alconbury Weald · 1.2 km

  Alconbury Weald is a new settlement in the civil parish of The Stukeleys, in the Huntingdonshire district, of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. The settlement lies to the north-west of the town of Huntingdon, and…

• Alconbury Weston · 1.2 km

  Alconbury Weston – in Huntingdonshire, England – is a village and civil parish, lying just outside of the Fens, having just a few hills, but a significant change to the flat of the Fens. Alconbury Weston is situated 6…

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  New Shire Hall · 1.5 km

  New Shire Hall is a municipal building on Emery Crescent, Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, England, built in 2019–2020. It is the headquarters of Cambridgeshire County Council.

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  Little Stukeley · 2.1 km

  Little Stukeley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of The Stukeleys, in Cambridgeshire, England. Little Stukeley lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Huntingdon. Little Stukeley is situ…

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