Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:30 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:17 am – 3:41 pm
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People9,277 residentsin the Walkington, Bishop Burton & Woodmansey census areaMedian age 49.93,911 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,482 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C679 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · 1.0 miKeldmarsh Nature Reservepark · 1.3 miCoronation Gardenpark · 1.8 miQueen Elizabeth II Allotment Siteallotments · under a mileEast Riding Leisure Beverleysports ground · 1.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200830 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202623 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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)5,186 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEast Riding Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryGreengates Medical Group9 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySamman Road Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental & Physiotherapy Practice1.4 miPolice stationBeverley Police Station2.2 miCash machineBarclays ATMEast Yorkshire1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWoodmansey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 112 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBeverley St Nicholas Primary Schoolages 3-11, 287 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBeverley Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 829 pupils1.7 miCollegeWyke Sixth Form College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Hull4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY18 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA52 miRailway stationBeverley1.4 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station1.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton7.8 miBus stops19 within a mileCar parkFlemingate Multi-Storey Car ParkBeverley1.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHull4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HU17 postcode district.
