Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:33 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:12 am – 3:45 pm
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People11,947 residentsin the Coningsby & Woodhall Spa census areaMedian age 47.45,049 households69% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,304 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 25%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 61% go by car, 18% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C605 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksOxbow Lakelake · 1.5 miCorbet Hillhill · 1.4 miMidden Hillhill · 2.0 miManor Lakelake · 3.6 miTroy Woodwoodland · under a mileBlack Holtwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClinton Parkpark · 1.9 miThe Greenpark · 3.8 miRoyal Squarepark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200822 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202633 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,599 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryConingsby Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots1.5 miDentistDental Centre Conningsby1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryConingsby St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 249 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Barnes Wallis Academyages 11-16, 483 pupils1.8 miCollegeBoston College10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY34 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA53 miRailway stationHubberts Bridge8.9 miBus stationBus StationBoston9.9 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE22 postcode district.
