Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:31 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:12 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,771 residentsin the Little Cawthorpe & South Wolds census areaMedian age 55.53,464 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,426 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C700 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 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)
Parks and green spacesKenwick Park Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 63 haRushmoor Country Parkpark · 1.8 miSpout Yard Parkpark · 2.0 miWestgate Fieldspark · 2.3 mi · 6 haMagna Vitae Meridian Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200816 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202623 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryEast Lindsey Medical Group2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyNewmarket Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistLouth Family Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryLacey Gardens Junior Academyages 7-11, 307 pupils1.4 miPrimaryEastfield Infants and Nursery Academyages 2-7, 204 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLouth Academyages 11-16, 891 pupils1.5 miCollegeTEC Partnership14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY22 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA67 miRailway stationCleethorpes14 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton30 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN11 postcode district.
