Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:35 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:16 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,817 residentsin the Ranskill, Everton & Gringley census areaMedian age 48.63,027 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,278 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% 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 languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C622 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesKings' Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haSpa Commonpark · under a mileGrove Millsports ground · under a mileRetford Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 29 haLeafield Allotmentallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200825 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202638 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 7.1 · 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
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,225 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRetford Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryRiverside Health Partnership12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRetford Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRetford Dental Care LTDunder a milePolice stationRetford Police Stationunder a mileCash machineTG Jones East Retford (Mirren)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCarr Hill Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 308 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Swithun's Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 92 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Elizabethan Academyages 11-18, 1,230 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA38 miRailway stationRetford Low Level1.4 miBus stationRetford Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops36 within a mileCar park86 Carolgate ParkingRetford1.0 miEV chargingbp PulseRetfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN10 postcode district.
