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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People8,478 residentsin the Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & Gunness census areaMedian age 52.34,017 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,652 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 17%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 72% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C600 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksAnderson's Holtwoodland · under a mileWillow Holtwoodland · under a mileSheffield's Hillhill · 2.6 miClearwater Lakelake · 6.0 miClapgate Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miWhitgift Sandbeach · 6.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNormanby Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 50 haSheffield Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haKingsway Local Nature Reservepark · 2.5 mi · 22 haBerkeley Parkpark · 2.1 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 200821 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband77% 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)4,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryNth Lincs Memory Service5 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyMarsden Pharmacy2.2 miDentistMyers And Campbell And Associate2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBurton-Upon-Stather Primary Academyages 4-11, 164 pupils1.3 miSecondaryOutwood Academy Foxhillsages 11-16, 721 pupils1.9 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY14 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationScunthorpe3.0 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe2.9 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton19 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN15 postcode district.
