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County or areaE Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode districtYO25
Telephone code01953
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C653 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Damwater · under a mileCawkeld Sinkswater · 1.5 miConey Hillhill · 2.1 miTall Treeswoodland · under a mileBarf Hillhill · 2.2 miFir Treeswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCranswick Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haThe Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200837 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202631 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
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
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAlfred Bean Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryLeconfield Medical Centre3.7 miPharmacyBoots4.9 miDentistLeconfield Dental Centre3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBeswick and Watton CofE (VC) Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHutton Cranswick Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 172 pupils1.6 miPrimaryLockington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 46 pupils2.0 miCollegeBishop Burton College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Hull11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY25 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA50 miRailway stationHutton Cranswick1.7 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station6.2 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton15 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO25 postcode district.


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