Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:35 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:10 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,806 residentsin the Donington, Quadring & Gosberton census areaMedian age 50.63,752 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,936 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% 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 higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksHill Marshwetland · under a mileFountain Poollake · 3.2 miSpalding Marshwetland · under a mileFestival Hillhill · 3.2 miCricket Bat Willowswoodland · 2.0 miWesthorpe Pitpond · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSpalding Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haGlen Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 4 haFestival Gardenspark · 3.1 mi · 5 haBell Mere Poolpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200840 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202644 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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 broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,318 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 servicesHospitalThe Johnson Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryGosberton Medical Centre2.6 miPharmacyKnight Street Pharmacy2.8 miDentistFen House Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySurfleet Primary Schoolages 3-11, 56 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySpalding Academyages 11-19, 1,486 pupils4.1 miCollegeBoston College9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA51 miRailway stationSpalding4.2 miBus stationBus StationSpalding4.1 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing22 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE11 postcode district.
