Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:32 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:18 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,654 residentsin the Howden North, Eastrington & Swinefleet census areaMedian age 49.32,959 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,251 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle48% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July42 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)
Nearby landmarksWhitgift Sandbeach · 2.0 miLaxton Cloughvalley · 1.1 miHowden Dyke Islandisland · 2.5 miCotness Cloughvalley · 1.3 miCotness Roadstidal water · 1.5 miGroves Staithwetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLock Hill Coronation Gardenspark · 2.1 mi · 4 haRiverside Gardenspark · 2.5 mi · 2 haMalvern Roadpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,497 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryGoole Ooh3.0 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Goole3.0 miDentistGoole Health Centre3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryReedness Primary Schoolages 3-11, 44 pupils1.9 miPrimaryHook Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 183 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHowden Schoolages 11-16, 699 pupils3.1 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY21 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA37 miRailway stationSaltmarsheunder a mileBus stationBus StationScunthorpe11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.
