Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:29 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:19 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,317 residentsin the Driffield West & Huggate census areaMedian age 51.13,669 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,815 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C840 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksSchool House Daledale · 1.1 miCroome Daledale · 1.3 miFlint Hillhill · 1.5 miLife Hillhill · 1.8 miLangdale Woodwoodland · under a mileLittle Langdale Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202642 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 5.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryWetwang3.7 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Mill Street7.1 miDentistBridge Street Dental Spa7.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY35 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA46 miRailway stationDriffield7.5 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton26 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
