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Pubs 31 Restaurants 74 Banks 3 Hotels 38 Shops 173 Supermarkets 22 Cinemas 5 Attractions 120 Business services 17 Education 76 Health and beauty 144 Home improvement 107 Leisure 12 Property services 34




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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN13 postcode district.

County or areaLincolnshire
Postcode districtLN13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:31 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:11 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,841 residentsin the Alford, Withern & Willoughby census areaMedian age 54.53,986 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,364 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C658 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksTothby Manorhistoric site · under a mileWindmill Lakelake · under a mileGreenfield Prioryhistoric site · 1.9 miSnape Hillhill · under a mileForest Woodforest · 2.2 miGalley Hillhill · 2.1 miWell Valevalley · 2.2 miHolywell Holtwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200823 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202617 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital10 miGP surgeryAlford Pharmacy2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAlford Pharmacyunder a mileDentistAlford Dental Careunder a milePolice stationAlford Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCallaby Storeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryJohn Spendluffe Foundation Technology Collegeages 11-16, 650 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 304 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academyages 11-18, 565 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA70 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert9.7 miBus stationBus StationSkegness10 miBus stops47 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseAlfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN13 postcode district.


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