Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryCorringham2.0 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy2.7 miDentistGainsborough Dental Care3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln College12.2 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY19 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA47 miRailway stationGainsborough Lea Road3.5 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough3.9 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN21 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:34 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:15 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,283 residentsin the Hemswell & Spital census areaMedian age 51.22,788 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright7% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 5% walk or cycle23% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C624 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 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 spacesStans Pocket Parkpark · 3.9 miRichmond Parkpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200815 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202627 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.3 · 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
Broadband13% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,969 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
