Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:32 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:16 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,586 residentsin the Brigg & South Ferriby census areaMedian age 51.44,269 households69% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,208 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June41 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 landmarksSanton Hillhill · under a mileScab Hillhill · under a mileClapgate Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miThe Follieswoodland · under a mileKeb Woodwoodland · under a mileNew Forest Plantationforest · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScawby Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 82 haQueen's Gardenspark · 4.4 mi · 18 haFestival Gardenspark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200817 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202620 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband81% 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)4,519 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryRiverside Surgery - Broughton2.6 miPharmacyBroughton Pharmacy2.6 miDentistOrthocentres Limited3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 specialSecondaryEngineering UTC Northern Lincolnshireages 13-19, 318 pupils3.5 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Hull13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY8.9 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationScunthorpe4.0 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe3.6 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton15 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN18 postcode district.
