Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:34 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:14 am – 3:46 pm
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People14,465 residentsin the Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham census areaMedian age 43.75,989 households78% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 7,409 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 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)
Nearby landmarksDoddington hallhistoric site · 1.7 miHartsholme Lakelake · 1.9 miSwan Poollake · 2.3 miEllis Millhistoric site · 3.1 miMagtree Hillhill · 1.2 miBurton Waterswater · 1.4 miBird's Holtwoodland · under a mileStrunch Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHartsholme Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 106 haWest Commonpark · 2.2 mi · 68 haBirchwood Nature Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 7 haHealth and Leisure Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes99 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 202631 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 6.0 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges Hospital2.7 miGP surgerySkellingthorpe18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Red Pepper Clinic1.5 miPolice stationLincolnshire Police - Birchwood Police Station1.5 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Skellingthorpe (Int)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Lawrence Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimarySkellingthorpe the Holt Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Priory City of Lincoln Academyages 11-18, 922 pupils2.5 miCollegeLincoln College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY26 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA41 miRailway stationSaxilby2.8 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln3.5 miBus stops26 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationLincoln1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN6 postcode district.
