Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:32 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:13 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,057 residentsin the Wragby, Roughton & Ludford census areaMedian age 55.13,142 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,014 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle23% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C745 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksHall's Hillhill · under a mileImber Hillhill · under a mileFellows' Forestforest · 1.9 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileAsterby Gorsewoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miBelchford and Fulletby Village Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200812 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202629 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe Wolds Practice5.3 miPharmacyBoots6.2 miDentistLouth Dental Care6.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryScamblesby Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY22 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA60 miRailway stationMarket Rasen11 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN11 postcode district.
