Newmarket

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• Today: 12° / 7° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:29

9h 36m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

107US AQI · Unhealthy for sensitive groups

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stanford-le-Hope Roadside, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

106 reported · August 2026▼ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences43
• Public order13
• Shoplifting12
• Anti-social behaviour11

Neighbourhood team: Newmarket · Suffolk

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

113 reported road collisions (2025)

35 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

160 food businesses within 2 miles

• 135 rated 4–5 ★ (126 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newmarket (0.7 km)
• 42 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£340,059 average▲ 2% YoY

Across East Cambridgeshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,038 average monthly rent▲ 0.5% YoY

• 1 bed £732
• 2 bed £958
• 3 bed £1,168

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

10.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,118 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Kings Aparthotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches24
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,764 residents in East Cambridgeshire · 135/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,541
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,072
• Net moves+1,469

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 242 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,485 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 41,350)

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

40 schools · 14,415 pupils

29 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 13 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (72%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Cambridgeshire

595 CQC-registered services

• Care homes139
• GP practices108
• Dentists128
• Homecare agencies139
• Hospitals & hospices20

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cambridgeshire

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

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

166 applications decided

96.4% granted · 160 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Nick Timothy

Conservative

West Suffolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Con 15
• LD 12
• Oth 1

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens50
• Restaurants & cafés56

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,645 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

342 jobs advertised · £38,970 avg

e.g. Earn Up to £50,000 Per Year as a Self-Employed Driver Plus a £750 Start-Up Payment*, Talent Acquisition Partner - Temp or Fixed Term, Traffic Planner

Source: Adzuna

£786 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,657 disposable income per head (2024)

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

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 44,555 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

68% low-carbon electricity

Wind 35% · Gas 31% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 13%

136 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Cambridgeshire): 61.5 women · 62.3 men

53% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

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

7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CB8

• Wickhambrook Surgery
• Orchard House Surgery
• The Rookery Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Suffolk:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks204 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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