Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:32 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:13 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C652 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksBack o' Frank's Hillhill · 1.0 miWire Hillhill · 1.3 miGoltho Lakelake · 3.3 miSixhills Prioryhistoric site · 4.1 miBoggle Holtwoodland · under a mileHanby Hallhistoric site · 4.4 miThe Lakelake · 4.7 miCarman Gorsewoodland · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 20087 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 4.2 · 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
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorncastle War Memorial Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryThe Wragby Surgery2.1 miPharmacyBoots6.2 miDentistThe Old Police Station6.2 miPolice stationWragby Police OfficeMarket Rasen2.0 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op- Wragby2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLincoln College12.3 miUniversityLincoln Bishop University12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY19 miMajor airportEast Midlands Airport EMA55 miRailway stationMarket Rasen6.0 miBus stationCentral Bus StationLincoln13 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLincoln8.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LN3 postcode district.
