Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:34 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 29 min8:17 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,071 residentsin the Westwoodside, Haxey & Owston Ferry census areaMedian age 52.73,032 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,179 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% walk or cycle27% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C605 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 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)
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200822 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202631 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · 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
Broadband96% 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)3,175 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryChurch Streetunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacyunder a mileDentistWestwoodside Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHaxey Cofe Primary Academyages 4-11, 183 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestwoodside Church of England Academyages 3-11, 108 pupils1.1 miSecondarySouth Axholme Academyages 11-16, 910 pupils3.0 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY21 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationGainsborough Central6.4 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough6.4 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton30 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN9 postcode district.
