Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:35 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:13 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,738 residentsin the Navenby, Harmston & Brant Broughton census areaMedian age 52.72,950 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,078 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C606 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 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 landmarksDrakewell Daledale · under a mileKite Plantationswoodland · under a mileWellingore Gorsewoodland · 1.0 miNormanton Hillhill · 4.7 miJoyce's Broadlake · 6.7 miCastle Hillhill · 5.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.6 miLeadenham Polo Clubsports ground · 1.6 mi · 11 haRoyal Air Force College Cranwellpark · 3.3 miHensons Lawnpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes92 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200824 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202638 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalByron House, Newark Hospital10 miGP surgeryNavenby Cliff Villages Surgery2.3 miPharmacyMedicines & Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Centre Cranwell3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Welbourn Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 78 pupilsright hereSecondarySir William Robertson Academy, Welbournages 11-18, 1,015 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeadenham Church of England Academyages 2-11, 24 pupils1.6 miCollegeSleaford Joint Sixth Form8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY36 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA36 miRailway stationAncaster6.2 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln10 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN5 postcode district.
