Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:33 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:18 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,889 residentsin the Snaith census areaMedian age 48.52,923 households79% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,316 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 7% walk or cycle43% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C595 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 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 landmarksManor Hillhill · under a mileMoor Hillhill · under a mileSouthfield Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miPollington Airfield Memorial Gardenhistoric site · 3.2 miLady Gime Reachtidal water · 1.1 miLord Downe's Cloughvalley · 1.3 miWent Mouthtidal water · 1.5 miWent Endwater · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRawcliffe Greenpark · 2.0 miSnaith Juniors Football Clubsports ground · 1.1 mi · 2 haSnaith Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miPollington Airfield Memorial Gardenpark · 3.2 miWest Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes119 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202639 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,051 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryThe Snaith And Rawcliffe Medical Group1.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.2 miDentist23 Dental1.3 miPolice stationHumberside PoliceGoole5.6 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Carlton, Carlton2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 107 pupilsunder a milePrimarySnaith Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Snaith Schoolages 11-16, 837 pupils1.5 miCollegeDN Colleges Group11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY28 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationSnaith1.3 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby7.4 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDoncaster4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.