Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryMarsh Medical Practice2.8 miPharmacyTa Burley Pharmacy LTD6.8 miDentistLouth County Hospital6.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGrainthorpe Junior Schoolages 7-11, 42 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMarshchapel Infant Schoolages 2-7, 27 pupils1.7 miSecondarySomercotes Academyages 11-16, 395 pupils2.5 miCollegeTEC Partnership9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY19 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA72 miRailway stationCleethorpes8.6 miBus stationRiverhead ExchangeGrimsby10 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton25 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:30 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:13 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,516 residentsin the Marshchapel, Somercotes & Grimoldby census areaMedian age 54.02,855 households81% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,758 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C619 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksWestlands Waterlake · 2.0 miBeacon Hillhill · under a mileCovenham Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miGrainthorpe Haventidal water · 2.4 miSomercotes Haventidal water · 2.7 miPorter's Marshwetland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRushmoor Country Parkpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200817 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202623 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,013 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
