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Local servicesHospitalLouth County Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryMarket Rasen Surgery4.3 miPharmacyBoots4.1 miDentistThe Old Police Station4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTEC Partnership14.1 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY15 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA58 miRailway stationMarket Rasen4.1 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton26 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN8 postcode district.

County or areaLincolnshire
Postcode districtLN8
Telephone code01638
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 1°C804 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Hillhill · under a mileBloater Hillhill · 1.4 miRiver Rase (South Branch)river · 2.6 miAsh Holtwoodland · 1.1 miCanal Pondpond · 1.8 miWillingham Forestforest · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDe Aston Fieldpark · 3.8 miSource: 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 20084 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202635 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 4.0 · 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
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
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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