Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:34 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:13 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,380 residentsin the Ruskington West & Cranwell census areaMedian age 39.32,439 households65% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright5% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,487 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 37%, health and social work 11%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 13% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 15 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)
Nearby landmarksTemple Bruer Knights Templar Preceptory Towerhistoric site · 2.7 miAshby Thornswoodland · under a mileThe Thornswoodland · under a mileAerial lighthousehistoric site · 4.5 miKirkdalevalley · 3.7 miDrakewell Daledale · 4.5 miHaverholme Park Lakelake · 5.9 miNorth Car Dyke Drainriver · 5.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRoyal Air Force College Cranwellpark · 3.9 miHensons Lawnpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200822 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,731 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDigby the Tedder Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDigby Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 60 pupils1.9 miCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY34 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA41 miRailway stationRuskington3.6 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln11 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSleaford3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN4 postcode district.
