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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People8,317 residentsin the Driffield West & Huggate census areaMedian age 51.13,669 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,815 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%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, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksKelleythorpe Trout Lakelake · under a mileThe Merelake · 2.0 miThe Keldwater · under a mileBramble Hillhill · under a mileMill Hillhill · 1.5 miSlays Daledale · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDriffield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haSpellowgate Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haNorthend Parkplaying field · 1.0 miThe Parkspark · 3.2 mi · 3 haCranswick Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 4.7 · PM2.5 5.4 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryCranwell House3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Mill Street3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDriffield Dental Access Centre1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDriffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant Schoolages 4-7, 157 pupils1.0 miPrimaryDriffield Junior Schoolages 7-11, 496 pupils1.2 miSecondaryDriffield School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,414 pupils1.6 miCollegeBishop Burton College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationDriffield1.2 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton19 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
