Local servicesHospitalDiana Princess Of Wales Hospital Grimsby2.0 miGP surgerySlc Medical Group5 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyCottingham Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistScartho Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools11 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryWaltham Leas Primary Academyages 5-11, 401 pupilsright herePrimaryWaltham Gateway Academyages 4-11, 36 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWaltham Toll Bar Academyages 11-18, 1,611 pupilsunder a mileCollegeTEC Partnership2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY11 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA68 miRailway stationGrimsby Town3.3 miBus stationRiverhead ExchangeGrimsby3.4 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton17 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN37 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:30 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:14 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,968 residentsin the Waltham & East Ravendale census areaMedian age 53.63,534 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,543 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle69% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C612 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBrigsley Tophill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.9 miSpring Head Holtwoodland · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileFurze Hillhill · 2.6 miCleethorpes Beachbeach · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrove Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWaltham Windmill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haIngs Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCleethorpes Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 63 haPeople's Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200813 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202632 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,666 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
