Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:30 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:18 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,259 residentsin the Cherry Burton, Leconfield & Middleton census areaMedian age 48.12,472 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright3% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,155 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 20%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksThe Merelake · under a mileMill Hillhill · under a mileDunken Hillhill · 1.7 miLeman Woodwoodland · under a mileFishwell Springwater · 1.7 miShort Daledale · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCherry Burton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 19 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miSchool Greenpark · 2.7 miBishop Burton Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miCoronation Gardenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200834 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202629 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,685 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Riding Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryLeconfield Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyMolescroft Pharmacy3.3 miDentistLeconfield Dental Centre2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCherry Burton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 208 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLongcroft School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 722 pupils3.3 miCollegeBishop Burton College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Hull9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA47 miRailway stationArram3.3 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station4.1 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton14 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU17 postcode district.
