Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:28 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:17 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,055 residentsin the Skipsea, Beeford & Brandesburton census areaMedian age 53.73,139 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,207 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C671 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarks158 Squadron Memorialhistoric site · 2.3 miChurch End, East Riding of Yorkshirehistoric site · 2.4 miBeck Hillhill · under a mileKelk Lake Waterlake · 2.3 miSweet Hillhill · 1.4 miPitwherry Bottomsvalley · 1.5 miWarren Hill Bottomvalley · 1.7 miNafferton Merelake · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.2 miThe Parkspark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202632 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,355 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBeeford1.9 miPharmacyCare Meds UK5.0 miDentistHoundale Bank (Dental Surgery)5.0 miPolice stationHumberside Police PondBeverley7.6 miCash machineSkirlington Coast, Skipsea5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBishop Burton College12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY29 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA56 miRailway stationNafferton3.3 miBus stationBridlington Bus Station7.8 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton17 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
