Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:35 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:12 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,602 residentsin the Heckington census areaMedian age 53.33,869 households75% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,755 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 1°C591 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksHaverholme Park Lakelake · 1.3 miBargate Hillhill · 1.3 miBoughton Hillhill · 1.6 miEvedon Road Spinneyswoodland · under a mileOld Ballast Pitpond · 1.4 miEvedon Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSleaford Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 10 haGregson Greenpark · 1.7 miMarket Placepark · 1.9 miSleaford Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haCastle Fieldpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haSleaford Tennis Clubsports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200827 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,998 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrantham & District Hospital13 miGP surgeryLincolnshire Adhd Service7 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyThe Riverside Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistSleaford Smile Centre1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Kirkby-la-Thorpe Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 106 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWilliam Alvey Schoolages 3-11, 570 pupils1.7 miSecondaryCarre's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 810 pupils1.9 miCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY39 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA42 miRailway stationRuskington2.1 miBus stationBus StationGrantham13 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG34 postcode district.
