Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:34 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:15 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,416 residentsin the Torksey & Stow census areaMedian age 55.33,369 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C602 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 4.0 miTorksey Village Greenpark · 4.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200815 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202628 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 4.3 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,581 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 23 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryWillingham-By-Stow Surgeryunder a milePharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy4.1 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln College10.2 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY21 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA45 miRailway stationGainsborough Lea Road4.6 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough5.3 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN21 postcode district.
