Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:32 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:14 am – 3:44 pm
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People9,727 residentsin the Market Rasen & Brookenby census areaMedian age 51.44,512 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,150 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 11% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C722 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksSixhills Prioryhistoric site · 2.3 miBella Hillhill · under a mileRiver Rase (South Branch)river · 1.6 miBloater Hillhill · 1.3 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileScrubb Woodwoodland · under a mileWillingham Forestforest · 3.4 miWillingham Pondspond · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMarket Rasen and District Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 38 haDe Aston Fieldpark · 2.4 miWild Pines Parksports ground · 1.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20083 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202637 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,862 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital12 miGP surgeryMarket Rasen Surgery2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistThe Old Police Station2.9 miPolice stationMarket Rasen Police Station2.4 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMMarket Rasen2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLegsby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 26 pupilsright hereSecondaryDe Aston Schoolages 11-18, 939 pupils2.3 miCollegeLincoln College13.1 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY15 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA56 miRailway stationMarket Rasen2.6 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln13 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton27 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLincoln8.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN8 postcode district.
