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County or areaLincolnshire
Postcode districtLN5
Telephone code01522
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:35 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:14 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People14,465 residentsin the Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham census areaMedian age 43.75,989 households78% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 7,409 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C603 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July40 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°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 landmarksJoyce's Broadlake · 2.0 miHop Hillhill · 2.3 miCherry Holtwoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.7 miNorton Low Woodwoodland · 1.5 miNorton Bottomsvalley · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwinderby Playgroundpark · 3.1 miHykeham Greenpark · 4.4 miHensons Lawnpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200823 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202637 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalByron House, Newark Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryThe Bassingham Surgeryright herePharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD1.9 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Morton Hall3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBassingham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupilsright hereSecondaryNorth Kesteven Academyages 11-18, 587 pupils4.5 miCollegeLincoln College8.5 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY33 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationSwinderby3.9 miBus stationNewark Bus Station8.0 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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