Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:32 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:17 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,492 residentsin the Scunthorpe North census areaMedian age 37.43,006 households49% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright22% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,484 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 29%, retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 10% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle79% 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 higher31% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%8% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C614 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August38 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)
Parks and green spacesKingsway Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 22 haBerkeley Parkpark · under a mileKingsway Gardenspark · under a mile · 5 haQuibell Parksports ground · under a mile · 7 haCentral Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haRowland Road Playgroundplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200820 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202625 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 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,266 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRiverside Surgery - Skippingdale22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMarsden Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMyers And Campbell And Associate1.1 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Scunthorpe North Police Stationunder a mileCash machineSpar (Post Office)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 4 specialPrimaryBerkeley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 583 pupilsunder a milePrimarySaint Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 349 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe St Lawrence Academyages 11-16, 789 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY14 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationScunthorpe1.5 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe1.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton20 miBus stops76 within a mileCar parkCar ParkNorth Lincolnshire1.7 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationScunthorpe4 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 DN15 postcode district.
