Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:32 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:17 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,478 residentsin the Burton upon Stather, Alkborough & Gunness census areaMedian age 52.34,017 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,652 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, manufacturing 17%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 72% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C590 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksWhitton Islandisland · 2.7 miCow Close Holtwoodland · under a mileThe Island Sandwetland · 1.0 miStick Holtwoodland · under a mileTrent Fallstidal water · 1.9 miWhitgift Sandbeach · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200824 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202626 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre1.8 miPharmacyLincolnshire Co-Operative Chemists LTD3.1 miDentist10 King Street3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlkborough Primary Academyages 3-11, 57 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWinterton Community Academyages 11-16, 477 pupils3.2 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College6.9 miUniversityUniversity of Hull14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY15 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationBroomfleet4.5 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe5.9 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton17 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN15 postcode district.
