Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:37 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:11 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,950 residentsin the Market Overton, Cottesmore & Empingham census areaMedian age 39.02,875 households65% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,164 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 31%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 8%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle61% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C662 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 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 landmarksFort Henry Lakelake · 2.9 miLower Lakelake · 2.9 miBarber's Hillhill · 1.7 miClay Hillhill · 1.9 miStig's Dipwater · 2.0 miPickworth Great Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWoolfox Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 61 haBelton Gardenspark · 4.5 mi · 4 haTown Meadowspark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202429 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,085 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStamford & Rutland Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryThe Glenside Country Practice2.9 miPharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy4.8 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Stocken3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGrantham College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA34 miRailway stationStamford5.0 miBus stationBus StationStamford4.8 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE9 postcode district.
