Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 2 min4:33 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:16 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 7°C, lows 1°C603 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)
Parks and green spacesSilica Country Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200819 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202628 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · 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
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Coupland Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryPinfold Surgery1.4 miPharmacyWeldricks Pharmacy3.0 miDentistThe Limes Dental Practice3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Martin's Cofe Primary Academyages 3-11, 96 pupils1.4 miSecondarySouth Axholme Academyages 11-16, 910 pupils3.2 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY17 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationAlthorpeKeadby5.7 miBus stationBus StationGainsborough7.4 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton26 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN9 postcode district.
