Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:29 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:17 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,536 residentsin the Leven & Tickton census areaMedian age 52.23,304 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,468 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C655 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksSand Hillhill · 1.1 miBracken Hillhill · 2.1 miTickton Bridge Plantationswoodland · under a mileMonkbridge Plantationswoodland · 1.5 miKenley Reachtidal water · 3.2 miBransholme Fishing Lakelake · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · 2.3 miTickton Bypass Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miCoronation Gardenpark · 3.8 miKeldmarsh Nature Reservepark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202625 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 11 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Riding Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryLeven & Beeford Medical Practice2.3 miPharmacyLeven Pharmacy2.3 miDentistHull Bridge Road (Dental Surgery)3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTickton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBeverley High Schoolages 11-18, 821 pupils3.6 miCollegeBishop Burton College6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Hull6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY20 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationArram3.3 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station3.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton9.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU17 postcode district.
