Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:33 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:10 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 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 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)
Parks and green spacesButterwick Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haLeverton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileDion's Wood Nature Reservepark · 4.2 mi · 14 haHavenside Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202630 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · 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
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
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 4 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPilgrim Hospital (Nuh)4.1 miGP surgeryDr Sinha & Partners1.8 miPharmacyAsk Chemist4.3 miDentistBurton Dental Lodge4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryGiles Academyages 11-18, 793 pupils1.7 miPrimaryOld Leake Primary Academyages 3-11, 168 pupils1.8 miCollegeBoston College4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY43 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA60 miRailway stationBoston5.2 miBus stationBus StationBoston5.1 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing22 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE22 postcode district.
