Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:33 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:11 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,560 residentsin the Leake & Butterwick census areaMedian age 52.33,090 households73% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,165 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% 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 1°C622 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202627 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 5.0 · 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
Broadband10% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,289 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 3 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThe New Leake Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupils1.6 miSecondaryGiles Academyages 11-18, 793 pupils2.8 miCollegeBoston College7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY39 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA61 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert6.1 miBus stationBus StationBoston7.9 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing25 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSpilsby7.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE22 postcode district.
