Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:31 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:14 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Market Rasen & Brookenby census areaMedian age 51.44,512 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,150 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 11% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 1°C662 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 8 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)
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20088 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202633 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,862 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDiana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby6.8 miGP surgeryBinbrook Surgery2.2 miPharmacyCottingham Pharmacy5.1 miDentistScartho Dental Surgery6.5 miPolice stationHolten Le Clay Police OfficeHolton Le Clay5.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBinbrook CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupils2.0 miCollegeTEC Partnership7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY11 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA64 miRailway stationGrimsby Town8.1 miBus stationRiverhead ExchangeGrimsby8.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton20 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseMarket Rasen6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN37 postcode district.
