Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:31 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:17 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,077 residentsin the North Ferriby & Swanland census areaMedian age 50.33,401 households86% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,722 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C694 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksMurder Daledale · under a mileMiddlebrough Hillhill · under a mileWelton Daledale · 1.9 miRed Cliffcliffs · 2.1 miTurtle Hillhill · 2.2 miHessle Whelpstidal water · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHumber Bridge Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 30 haHull Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 37 haMill Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileHessle War Memorial Parkpark · 2.4 miWaters' Edge Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 44 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200824 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202621 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 6.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,730 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hull And East Riding Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryDr Mitchell1.3 miPharmacySwanland Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHesslewood Lodge Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independentPrimarySwanland Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsright herePrimaryNorth Ferriby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 298 pupils1.3 miAll-throughHessle High School and Penshurst Primary Schoolages 3-19, 1,812 pupils1.9 miCollegeWyke Sixth Form College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Hull5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY13 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA49 miRailway stationFerribyNorth Ferriby1.6 miBus stationHymers CollegeThe Avenues5.3 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton8.9 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU14 postcode district.
