Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:30 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:19 am – 3:42 pm
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People12,792 residentsin the Pocklington census areaMedian age 47.45,850 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,279 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C782 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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 landmarksMill Daledale · under a mileGreat Dug Daledale · under a mileHunger Hillhill · under a mileScarndale Hillhill · 1.1 miLoaningdale Bottomvalley · 1.0 miWestbeck Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLondesborough Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 187 haThe Greenpark · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 202636 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital11 miGP surgeryPocklington Group Practice4.7 miPharmacyBoots4.5 miDentistBurnby Lane (Dental Surgery)4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWarter Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoldgate School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,167 pupils4.0 miCollegeBishop Burton College8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY28 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA41 miRailway stationHutton Cranswick9.6 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton21 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO4 postcode district.
