Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:32 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:16 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,439 residentsin the Broughton & Appleby census areaMedian age 49.52,865 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,023 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 15%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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°C692 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 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 landmarksNew Forest Plantationforest · 1.5 miClapgate Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miBroom Hillhill · 1.9 miRiver Sideriver · 2.4 miLundimore Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScawby Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 82 haBeckside Linear Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 14 haJubilee Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200815 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202619 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 5.2 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,934 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryRiverside Surgery - Broughtonright herePharmacyBroughton Pharmacyright hereDentistOasis Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroughton Primary Academyages 4-11, 289 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Vale Academyages 11-18, 627 pupils2.4 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY8.3 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationBrigg2.9 miBus stationCary LaneBrigg2.5 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton17 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN20 postcode district.
