Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:30 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:14 am – 3:42 pm
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People5,601 residentsin the Great Coates & The Willows census areaMedian age 46.72,562 households65% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright21% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,481 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 71% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle82% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C613 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksNewlincs EfW facilityhistoric site · 2.5 miThe Lakelake · 2.4 miGrimsby Dock Towerhistoric site · 2.9 miToot Hillhill · 1.4 miBlow Wellswater · 1.3 miWybers Woodwoodland · under a mileRoss Castlecastle · 4.7 miCorporation Bridgebridge · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGrimsby Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 50 haCapes Recreation Groundpark · 1.1 miKingston Gardenspark · 1.3 mi · 3 haDuke of York Gardenspark · 1.7 mi · 4 haLittlecoates Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200814 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202635 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 7.3 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDiana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby2.5 miGP surgeryWoodfield Medical17 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWybers Wood Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCromwell Dental Practice Limited1.2 miPolice stationHumberside Police Birchin Way Grimsby1.6 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Wybers Wood, Wybers Wood2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formSecondaryJohn Whitgift Academyages 11-16, 1,070 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWybers Wood Academyages 4-11, 380 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Coates Primary Schoolages 3-11, 254 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTEC Partnership2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY8.7 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA66 miRailway stationGreat Coatesunder a mileBus stationRiverhead ExchangeGrimsby2.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton13 miBus stops52 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseGrimsby2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN37 postcode district.
