Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:34 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:16 am – 3:45 pm
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People10,139 residentsin the Morton, Blyton & Scotter census areaMedian age 48.34,333 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,714 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C606 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July40 days of air frost, 14 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)
Parks and green spacesRichmond Parkpark · 2.0 miStans Pocket Parkpark · 2.5 miRoses Sports Groundsports ground · 1.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200820 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202631 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.5 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,552 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryThe Misterton Group Practice6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistThe Forum1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWalkeringham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 42 pupils1.3 miPrimaryMisterton Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 154 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsboroughages 11-18, 1,139 pupils1.9 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA46 miRailway stationGainsborough Central2.7 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough2.6 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN21 postcode district.
