Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:31 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:11 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,841 residentsin the Alford, Withern & Willoughby census areaMedian age 54.53,986 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,364 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C660 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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 landmarksForest Woodforest · under a mileWindmill Lakelake · 2.1 miBadger Hillhill · under a mileWell Valevalley · under a mileMill Hillhill · 1.4 miHop Gardenswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200823 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202618 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 3.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,202 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkegness & District General Hospital9.7 miGP surgeryMerton Lodge Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyAlford Pharmacy1.3 miDentistAlford Dental Care1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academyages 11-18, 565 pupils1.1 miPrimaryAlford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 304 pupils1.2 miSecondaryJohn Spendluffe Foundation Technology Collegeages 11-16, 650 pupils1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA68 miRailway stationThorpe Culvert8.4 miBus stationBus StationSkegness9.8 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN13 postcode district.
