Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:32 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:10 am – 3:43 pm
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People5,556 residentsin the Wainfleet All Saints census areaMedian age 52.62,380 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,056 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 72% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher28% 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°C646 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202621 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3.1 miPharmacyWainfleet Pharmacy2.0 miDentistSkegness Health Clinic5.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThe Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist Schoolages 4-11, 165 pupils1.8 miCollegeBoston College13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY39 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA67 miRailway stationThorpe Culvertunder a mileBus stationBus StationSkegness5.7 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing27 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE24 postcode district.
