Local servicesHospitalScunthorpe General Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryHibaldstow Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyBroughton Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryScawby Academyages 4-11, 216 pupilsright herePrimaryBroughton Primary Academyages 4-11, 289 pupils1.9 miSecondarySir John Nelthorpe Schoolages 11-19, 878 pupils2.4 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY8.3 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA51 miRailway stationBrigg2.4 miBus stationCary LaneBrigg2.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton18 miBus stops22 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 – 3:44 pm
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People5,634 residentsin the Messingham & Scawby census areaMedian age 53.62,524 households82% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,522 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 68% go by car, 5% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C692 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 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)
Nearby landmarksNew Forest Plantationforest · 1.5 miLincoln Hillhill · under a mileRiver Sideriver · 2.2 miPond Head Woodwoodland · under a mileFirst Woodwoodland · under a mileCadney Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScawby Parkpark · under a mile · 82 haAncholme Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 2 haBeckside Linear Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 14 haThe Greenpark · 4.5 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 200813 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202649 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 5.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
