Local servicesHospitalWelland Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBeechfield Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistErnevale House Dentistryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherSecondarySpalding High Schoolages 11-18, 970 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySpalding Academyages 11-19, 1,486 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySpalding Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,023 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBoston College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA50 miRailway stationSpaldingunder a mileBus stationBus StationSpaldingunder a mileFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing22 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:35 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:10 am – 3:46 pm
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People9,123 residentsin the Spalding East census areaMedian age 43.03,906 households55% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright22% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,468 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, manufacturing 18%, transport and storage 9%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 66% go by car, 21% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 76%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C592 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesAyscoughfee Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haFestival Gardenspark · 1.1 mi · 5 haSir Halley Stewart Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileMemorial Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 8 haCastle Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haGlen Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.2 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,163 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
