Local servicesHospitalGrantham & District Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBottesford Baptist Church3.2 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists3.0 miDentistAppoline Dental Care3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAllington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupils1.5 miPrimaryBarrowby Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 241 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWest Grantham Church of England Secondary Academyages 11-16, 486 pupils3.2 miCollegeGrantham College4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA26 miRailway stationBottesford2.9 miBus stationBus StationGrantham3.9 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:37 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:13 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,067 residentsin the Long Bennington, Allington & Barrowby census areaMedian age 53.94,031 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,907 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C617 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 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 spacesBottesford Friendly Gardenpark · 2.9 miQueen Elizabeth Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 11 haWyndham Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 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 202650 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 4.9 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,682 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
