Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:31 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:17 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,077 residentsin the North Ferriby & Swanland census areaMedian age 50.33,401 households86% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,722 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C690 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 landmarksRed Cliffcliffs · under a mileMurder Daledale · under a mileMiddlebrough Hillhill · 1.1 miEast Cloughvalley · 1.0 miBlasket Pondpond · under a mileWelton Daledale · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHumber Bridge Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 30 haAnne Turner Memorial Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWaters' Edge Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 44 haHalf Acrespark · 2.1 miThe Lawnsports ground · 1.5 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200823 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202621 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 7.5 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 14 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)3,730 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hull And East Riding Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryDr Mitchellright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHesslewood Lodge Dental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNorth Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 298 pupilsright herePrimarySwanland Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Hunsley School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 2,085 pupils1.4 miCollegeWyke Sixth Form College5.6 miUniversityUniversity of Hull6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY12 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA48 miRailway stationFerribyNorth Ferribyunder a mileBus stationHymers CollegeThe Avenues6.1 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton9.6 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU14 postcode district.
