Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:36 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:16 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,061 residentsin the Muskham, Sutton on Trent & Walesby census areaMedian age 53.43,533 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,719 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 59% go by car, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June45 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 spacesThe Community Wildlife Gardenpark · 1.9 miRufford Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 61 haDukeries Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miCentral Park Play Areaplaying field · 1.8 miWellow Greenplaying field · 1.9 miSherwood Forestpark · 3.9 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202643 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 6.3 · 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
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,646 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRampton Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryMiddleton Lodge Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistHall & Purchase1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Dukeries Academyages 11-16, 709 pupils1.3 miPrimaryWalesby CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupils1.3 miCollegeWest Nottinghamshire College11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationRetford Low Level7.1 miBus stationRetford Bus Station7.6 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG22 postcode district.
