Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:33 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:13 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,554 residentsin the Dunholme & Welton census areaMedian age 46.93,635 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,976 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 6% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C649 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 days of air frost, 12 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)
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20088 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202637 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 4.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,094 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital9.3 miGP surgeryThe Wragby Surgeryright herePharmacyBardney Pharmacy5.4 miDentistThe Old Police Station7.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWragby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 181 pupilsright hereCollegeLincoln College10.3 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY20 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA53 miRailway stationMarket Rasen6.9 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln11 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN3 postcode district.
