Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:34 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 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°C599 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 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 landmarksCliff Hillhill · under a mileCastle Hillhill · 2.0 miBycarrs Dykeriver · 2.8 miAddy's Woodwoodland · under a mileHaxey Carrwoodland · 1.9 miLaughton Forestforest · 4.9 miPeacock Holewater · 3.9 miCarmer Holewater · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · 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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryChurch Streetunder a milePharmacyWeldricks Pharmacyunder a mileDentistWestwoodside Dental Surgery1.4 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Epworth Police StationDoncaster2.2 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Haxey (001330)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHaxey Cofe Primary Academyages 4-11, 183 pupilsright herePrimaryWestwoodside Church of England Academyages 3-11, 108 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Axholme Academyages 11-16, 910 pupils2.3 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY21 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationCrowleEaland6.8 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough7.0 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton29 miBus stops27 within a mileCar parkPlatinum ParkingEpworth2.9 miEV chargingubitricity2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN9 postcode district.
