Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:34 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:15 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,336 residentsin the Saxilby & Scampton census areaMedian age 49.03,284 households73% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,572 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C622 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June48 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)
Parks and green spacesTorksey Village Greenpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haWest Commonpark · 4.6 mi · 68 haBirchwood Nature Parkpark · 4.6 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 200816 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202630 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 5.8 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,697 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryThe Glebe Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTDright hereDentistThe Red Pepper Clinic4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySaxilby Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 354 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLincoln College6.2 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY25 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA41 miRailway stationSaxilbyunder a mileBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln6.1 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN1 postcode district.
