Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:32 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:13 am – 3:44 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Market Rasen & Brookenby census areaMedian age 51.44,512 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,150 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 11% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C799 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksSixhills Prioryhistoric site · 1.6 miCanal Pondpond · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileSugar's Holtwoodland · under a mileMill Hillhill · 2.3 miBloater Hillhill · 2.7 miFellows' Forestforest · 4.1 miDally Acre Bottomvalley · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20086 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202634 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 4.1 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,862 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital9.1 miGP surgeryThe Wragby Surgery5.1 miPharmacyBoots5.4 miDentistThe Old Police Station5.5 miPolice stationWragby Police OfficeMarket Rasen5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln College14.9 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY17 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA58 miRailway stationMarket Rasen5.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton28 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLouth9.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN3 postcode district.
