Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:37 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,707 residentsin the Lowdham, Bleasby & Gunthorpe census areaMedian age 50.62,526 households86% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,876 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 2°C666 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesEpperstone Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSpringwater Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 49 haGedling Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 92 haGovernors' Field Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miWillow Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 2 haBurntstump County Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Park Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryHmp Lowdham Grange2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyLowdham Pharmacy1.6 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Lowdham Grange1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWood's Foundation CofE Primary Schoolages 4-111.4 miPrimaryLowdham CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 206 pupils1.5 miSecondaryColonel Frank Seely Academyages 11-18, 895 pupils2.6 miCollegeNottingham College7.1 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationLowdham2.0 miBus stationVictoria Bus StationNottingham7.0 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG14 postcode district.
