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 –
People7,006 residentsin the Ingoldmells & Chapel St Leonards census areaMedian age 60.03,409 households69% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.6% unemployment rate37% of adults are economically active, 2,074 in work, 43% retiredMain industries: hospitality 21%, retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages13% of adults hold a degree or higher40% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C640 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesGlebe Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200827 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202613 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,847 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2.9 miPharmacyChapel Pharmacy3.1 miDentistAlford Dental Care4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHuttoft Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupils1.0 miSecondaryJohn Spendluffe Foundation Technology Collegeages 11-16, 650 pupils4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY34 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA73 miRailway stationSkegness8.0 miBus stationBus StationSkegness8.0 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE24 postcode district.
