Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:33 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:17 am – 3:44 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°C604 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 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 landmarksM180 Trent Bridgebridge · 1.1 miRiveaux Abbeyhistoric site · 3.3 miCowsitt Hillhill · 2.1 miScunthorpe first baby rainbow memorial gardenhistoric site · 4.3 miMill Hillhill · 2.6 miParkwood Joinery Ltd.bridge · 2.8 miGravel Hill Woodwoodland · 1.4 miLaughton Forestforest · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSilica Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 9 haManor Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 16 haKingsway Local Nature Reservepark · 3.8 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 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 202627 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 4.6 · 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 below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryJubilee Surgeryunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Scotter Road2.8 miDentistThe Limes Dental Practice3.5 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Epworth Police StationDoncaster3.6 miCash machineMFG - Westcliffe (MRH)2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWest Butterwick C of E Primary Academyages 3-11, 53 pupilsright hereSecondaryMelior Community Academyages 11-16, 747 pupils3.7 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY16 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationAlthorpeKeadby3.0 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe5.2 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton24 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingubitricity2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN17 postcode district.
