Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:33 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:12 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,554 residentsin the Horncastle census areaMedian age 49.53,540 households65% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,273 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C693 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesBain Valley Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haHamerton Gardenspark · 1.2 miHorncastle Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 24 haStafford Gardensallotments · 1.3 miBelchford and Fulletby Village Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200815 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202631 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 4.2 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,067 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryHorncastle Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastleages 11-18, 788 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHorncastle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 417 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Banovallum Schoolages 11-16, 621 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY27 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA56 miRailway stationMetheringham11 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN9 postcode district.
