Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:31 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:10 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,841 residentsin the Alford, Withern & Willoughby census areaMedian age 54.53,986 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,364 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% 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°C624 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October31 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksHerons Meadwater · 1.2 miIngoldmells Beachbeach · 2.9 miOrby Marshwetland · under a mileCostard Hillhill · 2.0 miChapel St Leonards Beachbeach · 3.7 miCock Hillhill · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAddlethorpe Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 35 haSkegness Stadiumsports ground · under a mile · 7 haGlebe Parkpark · 2.2 miTower Gardenspark · 3.8 mi · 2 haCompass Gardenspark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202615 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySkegness & Coast GP Extended Access Hub2.4 miPharmacyBeacon Pharmacy2.4 miDentistSkegness Health Clinic3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryIngoldmells Academyages 3-11, 112 pupils2.0 miSecondarySkegness Academyages 11-19, 939 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY38 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA71 miRailway stationSkegness3.7 miBus stationBus StationSkegness3.7 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN36 postcode district.
