Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:34 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:12 am – 3:45 pm
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People11,947 residentsin the Coningsby & Woodhall Spa census areaMedian age 47.45,049 households69% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,304 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 25%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 18% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C586 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesClinton Parkpark · 1.8 miRoyal Squarepark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200823 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202636 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 4.6 · 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,599 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryConingsby Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyBoots1.8 miDentistDental Centre Conningsby1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.6 miPrimaryConingsby St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 249 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Barnes Wallis Academyages 11-16, 483 pupils1.8 miCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA50 miRailway stationSwinesheadSwineshead Bridge7.9 miBus stationBus StationBoston10 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN4 postcode district.
