Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:32 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:11 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,771 residentsin the Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds census areaMedian age 55.53,464 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,426 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% walk or cycle34% 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 higher19% 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°C677 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksGunby Hall and Gardenshistoric site · 1.6 miGunby Estate, Hall And Gardens, Spilsbyhistoric site · 2.3 miCandlesby Hillhill · 1.1 miHunger Hillhill · 1.8 miFydel's Holtwoodland · under a mileFox Holtwoodland · under a mileIcehouse Pondpond · 1.6 miForest Woodforest · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200825 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202620 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · 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
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital7.8 miGP surgerySpilsby Surgery2.5 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD2.6 miDentistAlford Dental Care5.2 miPolice stationSpilsby Police Station2.8 miCash machinePayzoneSpilsby2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPartney Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 63 pupils1.9 miPrimaryGreat Steeping Primary Schoolages 3-11, 81 pupils2.0 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Academyages 11-16, 357 pupils2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY34 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA66 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert4.6 miBus stationBus StationSkegness7.9 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSpilsby2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE23 postcode district.
