Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:34 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:12 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,496 residentsin the Ruskington North & Billinghay census areaMedian age 49.33,631 households66% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright20% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,689 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C584 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksNorth Car Dyke Drainriver · 1.7 miDrury Holtwoodland · under a mileMarsh Lakelake · 4.0 miMeadow Lakelake · 4.0 miMill Holtwoodland · 1.2 miKyme Eauwater · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200821 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital12 miGP surgeryBillinghay Medical Practice1.9 miPharmacyLincoln Co-Op Chemists LTD4.4 miDentistConingsby Dental Practice6.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWalcott Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsright herePrimaryThe Billinghay Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 143 pupils1.6 miCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form7.7 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY33 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA46 miRailway stationMetheringham4.4 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln13 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN4 postcode district.
