Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryRiverside Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialSecondarySir John Nelthorpe Schoolages 11-19, 878 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Vale Academyages 11-18, 627 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrigg Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupilsunder a mileCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY6.1 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationBriggunder a mileBus stationCary LaneBriggunder a mileFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton16 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN20 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 3 min4:32 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 28 min8:16 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,586 residentsin the Brigg & South Ferriby census areaMedian age 51.44,269 households69% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 4,208 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle40% 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°C659 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June44 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 landmarksRiver Sideriver · under a mileCadney Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miLincoln Hillhill · 1.5 miNew Forest Plantationforest · 3.3 miPond Head Woodwoodland · 2.0 miWressle Woodwoodland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScawby Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 82 haGymsports ground · under a mileWoodbine Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileVillage Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200812 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 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 6.6 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,519 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
