Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:35 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:17 am – 3:47 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C621 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July42 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksDaneshill Lakeswater · under a mileBelmore Lakelake · 3.0 miBlyth Law Hillhill · 1.5 miForest Plantationforest · 2.9 miEel Poollake · 3.4 miBracken Hillhill · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 2.0 miSerlby Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 24 haLangold Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 55 haKings' Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes158 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200828 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202640 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 5.7 · 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
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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRetford Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryBawtry And Blyth Medical, Blyth Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyHolden's Chemist Express3.7 miDentistIce Dental LTD2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryRanskill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 147 pupils1.1 miPrimaryThe Primary School of St Mary and St Martinages 3-11, 134 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Elizabethan Academyages 11-18, 1,230 pupils3.7 miCollegeDN Colleges Group11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA40 miRailway stationRetford4.7 miBus stationRetford Bus Station4.5 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN22 postcode district.
