Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:33 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:18 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,485 residentsin the Goole West census areaMedian age 42.13,732 households58% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright9% social rented, 33% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,144 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, manufacturing 17%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 83%6% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C603 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 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 landmarksBlack Drain Cloughtidal water · under a mileSugar Mill Pondspond · under a milePasture Cloughtidal water · 1.2 miLord Downe's Cloughvalley · 1.8 miRabbit Hillswoodland · under a mileDobeller Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRawcliffe Greenpark · 1.3 miPortland Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWest Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 13 haBartholomew Gardenspark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202637 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,094 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryRawcliffe1.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.3 miDentist23 Dental3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRawcliffe Bridge Primary Schoolages 3-11, 44 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRawcliffe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.0 miSecondaryGoole Academyages 11-16, 1,348 pupils3.2 miCollegeDN Colleges Group13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY26 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationRawcliffeunder a mileBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby8.4 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton28 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.
