Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:29 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:18 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,208 residentsin the Driffield Central census areaMedian age 48.83,023 households63% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,787 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C712 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Parks and green spacesDriffield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 45 haNorthend Parkplaying field · under a mileSt Marks Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Parkspark · 2.3 mi · 3 haCranswick Greenpark · 3.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202635 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 5.1 · PM2.5 5.8 · 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
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)3,271 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCranwell House3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Mill Street3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDriffield Dental Access Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDriffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant Schoolages 4-7, 157 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDriffield Junior Schoolages 7-11, 496 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDriffield School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,414 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBishop Burton College11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationDriffieldunder a mileBus stationBeverley Bus Station11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton19 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
