Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:33 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:16 am – 3:44 pm
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People10,139 residentsin the Morton, Blyton & Scotter census areaMedian age 48.34,333 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,714 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% 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 higher17% 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°C644 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 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 spacesWar Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haNorthmoor Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haMessingham Lakesgolf course · 1.8 mi · 42 haBeckside Linear Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 14 haThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSilica Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes89 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200815 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202624 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 4.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,552 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryHawthorn Surgeryunder a milePharmacyHawthorn Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDee Kay Dental3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryScotter Primary Schoolages 4-11, 247 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKirton Academyages 11-16, 406 pupils3.8 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY14 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA48 miRailway stationKirton LindseyKirton in Lindsey3.2 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe6.5 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton23 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN21 postcode district.
