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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN9 postcode district.

County or areaLincolnshire
Postcode districtLN9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,057 residentsin the Wragby, Roughton & Ludford census areaMedian age 55.13,142 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,014 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle23% 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 higher20% 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°C634 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLangton Hillhill · under a mileElmhirst Lakeswater · 1.9 miBanovallum Carrwoodland · under a mileHorncastle Community Woodlandwoodland · 1.1 miSheep Cote Hillhill · 3.3 miThe Lakelake · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHamerton Gardenspark · 1.3 miBain Valley Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haStafford Gardensallotments · 1.1 miRoyal Squarepark · 4.4 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 200816 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 4.1 · 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
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryLincs Community Emerg Med Service3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastleages 11-18, 788 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Banovallum Schoolages 11-16, 621 pupils1.3 miPrimaryHorncastle Primary Schoolages 3-11, 417 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY28 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA55 miRailway stationMetheringham11 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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