Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:33 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:13 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,057 residentsin the Wragby, Roughton & Ludford census areaMedian age 55.13,142 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,014 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle23% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C643 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 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 spacesSt Oswald's Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200812 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202634 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 4.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryThe Wragby Surgery4.3 miPharmacyBardney Pharmacy4.8 miDentistDental Surgery5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln College12.8 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY23 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA54 miRailway stationMetheringham10 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln13 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN9 postcode district.
