Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:31 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:10 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,244 residentsin the Skegness Town census areaMedian age 45.12,943 households40% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright8% social rented, 53% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting11.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,448 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, hospitality 19%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages16% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C650 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksSkegness Beachbeach · under a mileIngoldmells Beachbeach · 3.7 miBurgh Sluice Relief Channeltidal water · 3.0 miCroft Marshwetland · 2.5 miBurgh Marshwetland · 2.6 miCock Hillhill · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTower Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haCompass Gardenspark · under a mileNorth Shore Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 35 haWar Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haSportssports ground · under a mileGlebe Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200833 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202615 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySkegness Urgent Treatment Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySkegness Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkegness Health Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySkegness Infant Academyages 3-7, 260 pupilsright herePrimarySkegness Junior Academyages 7-11, 318 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySkegness Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 622 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY41 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA73 miRailway stationSkegnessunder a mileBus stationBus StationSkegnessunder a mileFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing27 miBus stops111 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE25 postcode district.
