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County or areaLincolnshire
Postcode districtDN21
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:34 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:16 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,416 residentsin the Torksey & Stow census areaMedian age 55.33,369 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C625 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksKnaith Reachtidal water · under a mileRed Hillhill · 1.6 miLea Parkwoodland · under a mileNorbury Hillswoodland · under a mileLea Marshwetland · 1.2 miThe Lakelake · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStans Pocket Parkpark · 2.5 miRichmond Parkpark · 3.1 miTorksey Village Greenpark · 4.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200817 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202630 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,581 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryCaskgate Street Surgery2.5 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy1.7 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryFrances Olive Anderson Church of England (Aided) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt George's Church of England Community Primary School, Gainsboroughages 3-11, 189 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Gainsborough Academyages 11-16, 767 pupils2.9 miCollegeLincoln College13.0 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY22 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA44 miRailway stationGainsborough Lea Road1.5 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough2.4 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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