Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:29 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:15 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,873 residentsin the Withernsea West & Keyingham census areaMedian age 52.13,439 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,555 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C613 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 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 landmarksMain Lakelake · 1.2 miRicks Lakelake · 1.3 miBunker's Hillhill · under a mileThe Bogwater · under a mileCraikham Hillhill · 1.5 miSand le Merebeach · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOttringham Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miValley Gardenspark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200825 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202640 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,479 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 16 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWithernsea Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryChapel Lane Surgery2.1 miPharmacyPatrington Pharmacy3.9 miDentistLighthouse Dental Surgery4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKeyingham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 192 pupils2.0 miSecondaryWithernsea High Schoolages 11-16, 734 pupils4.0 miCollegeWilberforce College9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Hull12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY15 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA66 miRailway stationGrimsby DocksEast Marsh11 miBus stationRiverhead ExchangeGrimsby11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton8.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU12 postcode district.
