Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:32 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:15 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,283 residentsin the Hemswell & Spital census areaMedian age 51.22,788 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright7% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 5% walk or cycle23% 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 higher16% 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°C630 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June43 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 1.8 miVillage Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20087 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 4.2 · 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
Broadband13% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,969 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 5 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital12 miGP surgeryWaddingham2.0 miPharmacyPayne G (Chemists) LTD4.9 miDentistDee Kay Dental4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWaddingham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 57 pupils1.9 miSecondaryKirton Academyages 11-16, 406 pupils4.7 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College11.3 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY9.7 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA56 miRailway stationKirton LindseyKirton in Lindsey5.3 miBus stationCary LaneBrigg6.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton21 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN21 postcode district.
