Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:35 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:16 am – 3:47 pm
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People9,393 residentsin the Tuxford, Markham & Rampton census areaMedian age 50.33,942 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,399 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% walk or cycle39% 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 higher20% 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°C648 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 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 landmarksTuxford Windmill Speciality Flour Shophistoric site · under a mileMilton Mausoleumhistoric site · 1.5 miCleveland Hillhill · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · under a mileBothamsall Castlecastle · 4.3 miKirke's Ash Holtwoodland · 1.5 miBeast Woodwoodland · 1.8 miWalesby Forestforest · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200825 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202639 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 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband25% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRampton Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryTuxford Medical Centre1.3 miPharmacyTuxford Pharmacy1.3 miDentistCarl Godfrey & Associates5.3 miPolice stationRetford Police Station5.4 miCash machineM & J Andrews, Tuxford1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryEast Markham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTuxford Academyages 11-18, 1,462 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTuxford Primary Academyages 3-11, 224 pupils1.4 miCollegeLincoln College15.0 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY32 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationRetford Low Level4.9 miBus stationRetford Bus Station5.3 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseTuxford1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG22 postcode district.
