Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:36 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:12 am – 3:47 pm
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People9,600 residentsin the Corby Glen, Ropsley & Grantham Outskirts census areaMedian age 50.04,163 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,786 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C644 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksRing Damwater · under a mileMill Hillhill · under a mileHurn Woodwoodland · under a mileRed Hillhill · 2.2 miKirton Woodwoodland · 1.3 miThe Lakelake · 5.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRopsley Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 8 haHeydour Parish Millenium Greenpark · 3.0 miLondonthorpe Amenity Parkpark · 3.2 miDysart Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202648 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,524 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGrantham & District Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryThe Harrowby Lane Surgery4.1 miPharmacyHarrowby Pharmacy4.4 miDentistGrantham Health Clinic4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThe Ropsley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsright hereSecondaryKesteven and Grantham Girls' Schoolages 11-18, 1,238 pupils4.7 miCollegeGrantham College4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationGrantham4.9 miBus stationBus StationGrantham4.9 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG33 postcode district.
