Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:31 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:12 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,841 residentsin the Alford, Withern & Willoughby census areaMedian age 54.53,986 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,364 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C645 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksCastle Carltoncastle · under a mileCarlton Castlecastle · under a mileRoper Hillhill · 1.4 miBurwell Prioryhistoric site · 3.5 miToot Hillhill · 1.7 miGreenfield Prioryhistoric site · 3.7 miCastle Woodwoodland · under a mileCarlton Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRushmoor Country Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200819 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryMarsh Medical Practice2.6 miPharmacyNewmarket Pharmacy4.8 miDentistLouth Family Dental Practice5.1 miPolice stationLouth Police Station4.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Louth - Newmarket - ERF4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEast Wold Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 78 pupils2.0 miPrimaryThe St Margaret's Church of England School, Withernages 4-11, 75 pupils2.0 miSecondaryLouth Academyages 11-16, 891 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY25 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA69 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert15 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingEV CamelLouth2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN11 postcode district.
