Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:30 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:20 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,792 residentsin the Pocklington census areaMedian age 47.45,850 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,279 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C769 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBarf Hillhill · under a mileKitty Hillhill · under a mileBug Daledale · 1.5 miWorsen Daledale · 1.8 miCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileOld Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haVale Crescent Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miWayrham Picnic Sitepark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202643 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryHmp Full Sutton2.4 miPharmacyStamford Bridge Pharmacy4.0 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Full Sutton2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 97 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 2-11, 38 pupils1.7 miCollegeYork College12.8 miUniversityUniversity of York10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationMalton9.2 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton28 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO4 postcode district.
