Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:37 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:15 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,284 residentsin the Bilsthorpe & Farnsfield census areaMedian age 49.33,971 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,339 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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 2°C687 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June42 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 spacesWilson's Fieldplaying field · under a mileBilsthorpe Miners' Memorial Gardenpark · 2.5 miVicar Water Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 89 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202650 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,336 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Park Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryHill View Surgery, Farnsfield Siteunder a milePharmacyFarnsfield Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFarnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 302 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Joseph Whitaker Schoolages 11-18, 1,361 pupils3.5 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College6.4 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationBleasby5.9 miBus stationMansfield Bus Station7.1 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG22 postcode district.
