Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:32 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:14 am – 3:44 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 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June38 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksOwersby Tophill · 1.0 miWillingham Forestforest · 2.4 miCowdykewater · 1.4 miKingerby Beck (South Branch)river · 2.5 miClaxby Plattswoodland · under a mileNormanby Tophill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDe Aston Fieldpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20082 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202640 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDiana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby13 miGP surgeryMarket Rasen Surgery3.2 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistThe Old Police Station3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOsgodby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.5 miSecondaryDe Aston Schoolages 11-18, 939 pupils3.4 miCollegeTEC Partnership13.6 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY10 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA58 miRailway stationMarket Rasen3.2 miBus stationCary LaneBrigg10 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton22 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN8 postcode district.
