Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:35 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:15 am – 3:46 pm
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People14,465 residentsin the Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham census areaMedian age 43.75,989 households78% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 7,409 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C604 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June43 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksMorton Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miBlack Poollake · 2.6 miSlack's Hillhill · 1.2 miDoddington hallhistoric site · 3.6 miEagle Hall High Woodwoodland · under a mileLower Girton Stakestidal water · 2.3 miHorse Poollake · 4.0 miWestwoodswoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNorth Scarle Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSwinderby Playgroundpark · 2.8 miLangford Lowfieldspark · 4.1 mi · 26 haBirchwood Nature Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200822 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202636 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryHmp Morton Hall - Bcss Detained Estate2.3 miPharmacyCollingham Pharmacy3.5 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Morton Hall2.3 miPolice stationBirchwood Police stationLincoln5.2 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Collingham (new), Collingham3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorth Scarle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 48 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEagle Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 56 pupils1.5 miCollegeLincoln College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA35 miRailway stationSwinderby1.9 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln8.1 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingAllego Charging StationLincoln4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN6 postcode district.
