Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:34 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:14 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,769 residentsin the Cherry Willingham & Bardney census areaMedian age 48.44,288 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,445 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C654 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 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)
Parks and green spacesLongdales Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 13 haCarlton Community Gardenpark · 2.5 miMulsanne Park Sports Fieldsports ground · 1.6 mi · 6 haWest Commonpark · 4.5 mi · 68 haThe Jungle Conservation Areapark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200811 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202643 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 5.5 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLincoln County Hospital (Nuh)3.3 miGP surgeryCherry Willingham2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTDunder a mileDentistCarlton Mews Dental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryReepham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Priory Pembroke Academyages 11-16, 590 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCherry Willingham Primary Academyages 4-11, 212 pupils1.1 miCollegeLincoln College3.8 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY23 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA47 miRailway stationLincoln Central4.2 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln4.1 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN3 postcode district.
