Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:32 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:15 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,840 residentsin the Caistor, Kelsey & Keelby census areaMedian age 51.84,385 households71% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,354 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 6% walk or cycle32% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C602 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksSandpit Lakelake · 2.1 miSpecimen Lakelake · 2.1 miNettleton Hillhill · 1.8 miNoble's Woodwoodland · under a mileBlack Woodwoodland · under a mileDrabbles Hillhill · 2.4 miTunstall Prioryhistoric site · 5.1 miSpa Bottomvalley · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20085 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202641 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,615 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDiana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby13 miGP surgeryCaistor Health Centre3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.1 miDentistThe Old Police Station5.7 miPolice stationCaistor Police OfficeMarket Rasen3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTEC Partnership12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY7.5 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA59 miRailway stationMarket Rasen6.0 miBus stationCary LaneBrigg7.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton20 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMarket Rasen3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN7 postcode district.
