Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:32 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:11 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,174 residentsin the Spilsby & Burgh le Marsh census areaMedian age 51.83,669 households69% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,223 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C651 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 13 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)
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 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 202621 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 6.5 · 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
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2.9 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD3.7 miDentistSkegness Health Clinic6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreat Steeping Primary Schoolages 3-11, 81 pupils1.1 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Academyages 11-16, 357 pupils3.9 miCollegeBoston College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY37 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA66 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert1.9 miBus stationBus StationSkegness6.7 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing28 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE23 postcode district.
