Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:30 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:19 am – 3:42 pm
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People12,792 residentsin the Pocklington census areaMedian age 47.45,850 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,279 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C820 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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 landmarksNunburnholme Prioryhistoric site · under a mileLondesborough Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miDeep Daledale · under a mileThe Lakelake · 1.9 miCarting Daledale · 1.3 miCleaving Coombevalley · under a mileWood Hillhill · 1.6 miWestbeck Bottomvalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLondesborough Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 187 haThe Greenpark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202636 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 3.6 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Riding Community Hospital13 miGP surgeryPocklington Group Practice3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistBurnby Lane (Dental Surgery)3.1 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Pocklington Police StationYork3.5 miCash machinePocklington Service Station (Sewell Group), Pocklington3.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWarter Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 167 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWoldgate School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,167 pupils2.8 miCollegeBishop Burton College9.3 miUniversityUniversity of York14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY28 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA39 miRailway stationHutton Cranswick11 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station12 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton21 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationYork3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO4 postcode district.
