Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:32 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:11 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,771 residentsin the Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds census areaMedian age 55.53,464 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,426 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C621 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksThe Glenglen · 2.1 miHall Hillhill · 1.8 miMardon Hillhill · 1.9 miBlack Wong Waterlake · 3.7 miGunby Estate, Hall And Gardens, Spilsbyhistoric site · 4.4 miThe Canalcanal · 3.0 miSow Daledale · 3.5 miThe Rookerywoodland · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200824 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202626 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital8.5 miGP surgeryStickney Surgery3.0 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD3.8 miDentistDental Surgery8.5 miPolice stationSpilsby Police Station3.6 miCash machinePayzoneSpilsby3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBoston College11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA61 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert6.6 miBus stationBus StationBoston11 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing30 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSpilsby3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE23 postcode district.
