Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:34 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:09 am – 3:45 pm
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People9,986 residentsin the Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge census areaMedian age 49.74,459 households67% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,198 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 75% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C620 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesPeele Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202640 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 4.3 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,696 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolbeach Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryLong Sutton Medical Ctr.2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBoots1.7 miDentistLong Sutton Dentistry1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLutton St Nicholas Primary Academyages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUniversity Academy Long Suttonages 11-16, 708 pupils1.1 miPrimaryLong Sutton County Primary Schoolages 3-11, 420 pupils1.6 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI49 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA61 miRailway stationSpalding12 miBus stationHorse Fair Bus StationWisbech10 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing12 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE12 postcode district.
