Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:33 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:19 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,889 residentsin the Snaith census areaMedian age 48.52,923 households79% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,316 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 7% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C595 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · 1.8 miSouthfield Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miBooty Wellwater · 1.8 miCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileMoor Hillhill · 2.5 miGowdall Lodge Reachtidal water · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPollington Airfield Memorial Gardenpark · under a mileRawcliffe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes157 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200836 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202641 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,051 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -7 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe New Selby War Memorial Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryThe Snaith And Rawcliffe Medical Group2.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.2 miDentist23 Dental2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPollington-Balne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Snaith Schoolages 11-16, 837 pupils2.0 miPrimarySnaith Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupils2.0 miCollegeDN Colleges Group10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationSnaith2.4 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby7.7 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.
