Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:36 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:13 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,194 residentsin the Ancaster, Caythorpe & Claypole census areaMedian age 51.43,098 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,430 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C606 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesGreylees Orchardpark · 3.5 mi · 2 haHeydour Parish Millenium Greenpark · 3.5 miFrieston Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202643 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,306 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrantham & District Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryCaythorpe & Ancaster Medical Practiceright herePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy5.4 miDentistDental Centre Cranwell4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAncaster CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupilsright hereCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationAncasterunder a mileBus stationBus StationGrantham6.7 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG32 postcode district.
