Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:30 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:17 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,276 residentsin the Cottingham East census areaMedian age 49.03,240 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,482 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle80% 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, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C663 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 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)
Parks and green spacesSir Henry Cooper Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haBude Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 31 haForedyke Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haShaw Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haUniversity of Hullpark · 2.0 miQueen Elizabeth II Allotment Siteallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200828 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202621 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,495 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 6 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Hill Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryHaxby Group Hull10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Kingswood9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOrchard Park Road (Dental Surgery)1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryDunswell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupilsright herePrimaryKingswood Parks Primary Schoolages 3-11, 688 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySirius Academy Northages 11-16, 1,095 pupils1.2 miCollegeWyke Sixth Form College2.7 miUniversityUniversity of Hull2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY16 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationCottingham2.0 miBus stationHymers CollegeThe Avenues3.5 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton5.6 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU6 postcode district.
