Local servicesHospitalGrantham & District Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt. Peters Hill Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGenesis Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools14 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt Wulfram's National Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 118 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe King's School, Granthamages 11-18, 1,221 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKesteven and Grantham Girls' Schoolages 11-18, 1,238 pupilsunder a mileCollegeGrantham Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationGranthamunder a mileBus stationBus StationGranthamunder a mileBus stops128 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:36 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:13 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,862 residentsin the Grantham North West census areaMedian age 43.94,377 households72% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,942 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C655 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesAbbey Gardenspark · under a mileSedgwick Meadowspark · under a mileWyndham Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBelton Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 90 haInner Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGrantham Meres Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,593 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
