Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:34 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:14 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,937 residentsin the Bracebridge Heath & Waddington census areaMedian age 39.44,561 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright13% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,493 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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)
Nearby landmarksThe Merelake · 1.7 miChapel Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Lakelake · 3.0 miJohn of Gaunt's Palace, Lincolnhistoric site · 3.9 miLincoln War Memorialhistoric site · 4.3 miWater Rail Waywalk or trail · 3.1 miRound Plantationswoodland · 1.5 miHop Hillhill · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Sidney Hall Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haHartsholme Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 106 haHykeham Greenpark · 2.4 miBoultham Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200818 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 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 6.4 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,211 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Hospitals Lchs4.1 miGP surgeryWaddington3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWaddington Dental Centreunder a milePolice stationBracebridge Heath Police StationLincoln2.1 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Bracebridge Heath (001045), Bracebridge Heath1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 otherPrimaryWaddington All Saints Academyages 4-11, 372 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWaddington Redwood Primary Academyages 5-11, 278 pupils1.4 miSecondarySir Robert Pattinson Academyages 11-18, 1,310 pupils2.8 miCollegeLincoln College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA40 miRailway stationHykehamNorth Hykeham3.4 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln4.1 miBus stops24 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationLincoln2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN5 postcode district.
