Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:33 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:11 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,846 residentsin the Fishtoft & Wyberton East census areaMedian age 45.83,650 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,238 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 11% work from home, 76% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle68% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%3% 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 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesBoston Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 38 haDion's Wood Nature Reservepark · 1.1 mi · 14 haWitham Waypark · 2.0 mi · 20 haCentral Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haHavenside Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 12 haBurgess Pit Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200831 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202632 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,918 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 5 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
