Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:31 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:10 am – 3:43 pm
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People5,556 residentsin the Wainfleet All Saints census areaMedian age 52.62,380 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,056 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C630 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 10 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 Elms Golf Centregolf course · 1.2 mi · 3 haTower Gardenspark · 3.9 mi · 2 haCompass Gardenspark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202619 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 3.9 · 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
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery1.9 miPharmacyWainfleet Pharmacy2.0 miDentistSkegness Health Clinic3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist Schoolages 4-11, 165 pupils1.9 miPrimaryThe St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.9 miSecondarySkegness Academyages 11-19, 939 pupils3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY39 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA69 miRailway stationHavenhouse1.6 miBus stationBus StationSkegness3.5 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing27 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE24 postcode district.
