Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:28 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:18 am – 3:40 pm
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People8,108 residentsin the Driffield East & Nafferton census areaMedian age 50.33,582 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C713 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksNafferton Merelake · under a mileWhin Hillhill · 1.4 miKelk Lake Waterlake · 3.0 miWarren Hillhill · 1.9 miSlays Daledale · 2.6 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkspark · under a mile · 3 haCranswick Greenpark · 4.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,166 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryNaffertonright herePharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistNew Road (Dental Surgery)2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNafferton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDriffield School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,414 pupils1.6 miPrimaryNorthfield Infant Schoolages 4-7, 158 pupils1.8 miCollegeBishop Burton College12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY31 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationNaffertonunder a mileBus stationBridlington Bus Station9.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton20 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
