Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:35 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:14 am – 3:47 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 2°C617 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August40 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 landmarksJoyce's Broadlake · 1.2 miMorton Hallhistoric site · 3.3 miNorton Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miNorton Big Woodwoodland · under a mileNorton Low Woodwoodland · under a mileDanethorpe Hillhill · 2.5 miPotter Hillhill · 2.5 miHorse Poollake · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSwinderby Playgroundpark · 2.5 miLangford Lowfieldspark · 4.5 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200824 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202638 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 specialPrimaryBassingham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 167 pupils1.7 miCollegeLincoln College9.8 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationCollingham3.4 miBus stationNewark Bus Station6.4 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingAllego Charging StationLincoln4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN6 postcode district.
