Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:29 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:18 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,108 residentsin the Driffield East & Nafferton census areaMedian age 50.33,582 households79% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,922 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C675 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWatton Prioryhistoric site · 2.4 miKelleythorpe Trout Lakelake · 2.5 miChurch End, East Riding of Yorkshirehistoric site · 3.1 miOver Hillshills · 1.9 miBlack Kellwater · 1.7 miLittle Hillhill · 2.1 miGreat Hillhill · 2.1 miNafferton Merelake · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCranswick Greenpark · 1.1 mi · 2 haBeverley Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miThe Parkspark · 3.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200839 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202632 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,166 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryCranwell House3.0 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistHoundale Bank (Dental Surgery)2.5 miPolice stationHumberside Police PondBeverley6.8 miCash machineCashpoint 15 Market PlaceDriffield3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHutton Cranswick Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 172 pupils1.2 miSecondaryDriffield School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,414 pupils3.1 miCollegeBishop Burton College8.8 miUniversityUniversity of Hull13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY27 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA51 miRailway stationHutton Cranswickunder a mileBus stationBeverley Bus Station8.4 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton16 miCar parkCross Hill Car ParkDriffield3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.
