Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:32 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:19 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,697 residentsin the Holme, Melbourne & Bubwith census areaMedian age 50.93,667 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle31% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C618 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 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 spacesThe Oaks Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 74 haToll Bridge Picnic Sitepark · 2.4 miHighfield Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 4.0 miCut Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202637 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 8 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryBubwith1.7 miPharmacyHolme Pharmacy4.4 miDentistB & R Dental Care5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeYork College12.8 miUniversityUniversity of York11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY27 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationHowden3.6 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby8.5 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton25 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO8 postcode district.
