Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:33 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:14 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,554 residentsin the Dunholme & Welton census areaMedian age 46.93,635 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,976 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 6% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C621 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksToft Newton Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGibbet Hillhill · 2.2 miKingerby Spawater · 2.6 miDogland Woodwoodland · 1.5 miCowdykewater · 3.6 miAsh Holtwoodland · 2.3 miWillingham Forestforest · 4.9 miOwersby Tophill · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOwmby and Normanby Community Parkpark · 3.0 miThe Greenpark · 3.5 miDe Aston Fieldpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20084 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202642 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 4.2 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,094 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLincoln Hospital (Nuh)10 miGP surgeryMarket Rasen Surgery3.5 miPharmacyBoots3.7 miDentistThe Old Police Station3.5 miPolice stationMarket Rasen Police Station3.6 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMMarket Rasen3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFaldingworth Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.9 miSecondaryDe Aston Schoolages 11-18, 939 pupils4.1 miCollegeLincoln College10.8 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY14 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA53 miRailway stationMarket Rasen3.6 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton26 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLincoln5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN8 postcode district.
