Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:35 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:14 am – 3:46 pm
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People14,465 residentsin the Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham census areaMedian age 43.75,989 households78% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 7,409 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C656 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksDoddington hallhistoric site · 1.7 miMorton Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miHartsholme Lakelake · 2.9 miStrunch Hillhill · 1.9 miSlack's Hillhill · 2.1 miPickworth's Plotwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.8 miCinder Plotwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHartsholme Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 106 haBirchwood Nature Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 7 haLincoln Golf Centregolf course · 1.2 mi · 16 haLincoln Adventure Centre 74Asports ground · 1.1 mi · 5 haHykeham Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200819 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202633 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 5.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryThe Woodland Medical Practice2.3 miPharmacyDaytom Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistNorth Hykeham Health Centre2.3 miPolice stationBirchwood Police stationLincoln2.3 miCash machineMFG - Doddington (MRH)1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryThe St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hillages 4-11, 187 pupils1.1 miPrimaryEagle Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 56 pupils1.7 miSecondaryNorth Kesteven Academyages 11-18, 587 pupils2.3 miCollegeLincoln College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA38 miRailway stationHykehamNorth Hykeham2.0 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln5.0 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationLincoln1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN6 postcode district.
