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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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 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June40 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 landmarksNormanby Hall Country Parkhistoric site · 2.2 miSheffield's Hillhill · under a mileGokewell Prioryhistoric site · 3.1 miScab Hillhill · 2.0 miThe Buttonhookwoodland · under a mileClapgate Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miBrackenholmeswoodland · under a mileNew Forest Plantationforest · 5.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNormanby Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 50 haSheffield Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 4 haQueen's Gardenspark · 3.2 mi · 18 haKingsway Local Nature Reservepark · 3.3 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200819 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202622 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 6.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryNth Lincs Memory Service3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyLincolnshire Co-Operative Chemists LTD2.2 miDentistOrthocentres Limited2.4 miPolice stationScunthorpe Police Station2.6 miCash machineCashpoint 106 High StreetScunthorpe2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSecondaryEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshireages 13-19, 318 pupils2.3 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Hull14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY11 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA46 miRailway stationScunthorpe2.8 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe2.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton16 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkCarlton Street Car ParkScunthorpe2.3 miEV chargingubitricity2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN15 postcode district.
