Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:35 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:15 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,416 residentsin the Torksey & Stow census areaMedian age 55.33,369 households83% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June45 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 landmarksFoss Dykehistoric site · 2.1 miTorksey Islandisland · 2.3 miDunham Toll Bridgebridge · 1.5 miHall Water Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miTorksey Viaductviaduct · 2.3 miSerpentine Woodwoodland · under a mileQuebec Woodwoodland · under a mileDunham Racktidal water · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillfield Golf Complexgolf course · 1.0 mi · 75 haTorksey Village Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200819 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202632 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,581 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNewton-on-Trent CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 64 pupils1.3 miCollegeLincoln College8.6 miUniversityUniversity of Lincoln8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY26 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA39 miRailway stationSaxilby2.7 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln8.4 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLincoln3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN1 postcode district.
