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 – 3:43 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°C670 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 11 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 · 2.0 miSheffield's Hillhill · 1.3 miWalcot Hallhistoric site · 3.6 miBrackenholmeswoodland · under a mileThe Buttonhookwoodland · under a mileScab Hillhill · 2.8 miRead's Islandisland · 4.0 miClapgate Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNormanby Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 50 haVillage Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 2 haSheffield Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 4 haKingsway Local Nature Reservepark · 4.5 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200820 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202623 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 5.5 · 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
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
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWinterton Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLincolnshire Co-Operative Chemists LTDunder a mileDentist10 King Street1.0 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Scunthorpe North Police Station3.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Winterton, Winterton1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryWinterton Junior Schoolages 7-11, 192 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWinterton Church of England Infants' Schoolages 3-7, 156 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWinterton Community Academyages 11-16, 477 pupils1.3 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College5.1 miUniversityUniversity of Hull13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY12 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA46 miRailway stationScunthorpe4.2 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe3.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton16 miBus stops22 within a mileEV chargingubitricityunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN15 postcode district.
