Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:30 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:16 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,363 residentsin the Goxhill, Barrow & New Holland census areaMedian age 49.82,735 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,936 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C659 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksNew Holland Merelake · 1.7 miWest Marshwetland · under a milePasture Wharfwetland · 1.0 miFairfields Pitpond · 1.2 miBridge Hillhill · 2.3 miNew Cloughvalley · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaters' Edge Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 44 haMidby Parkpark · 1.3 miCross Hill Market Placepark · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200820 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.1 · PM2.5 8.5 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Hull And East Riding Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Central Surgery Barton2.0 miPharmacyBarrow Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBarton Dental Centre2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryJohn Harrison C of E Primary Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupils1.1 miPrimaryNew Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary Schoolages 3-11, 38 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBaysgarth Schoolages 11-16, 1,014 pupils1.8 miCollegeHull College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Hull5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY8.3 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA53 miRailway stationBarrow Havenunder a mileBus stationHull Interchange4.0 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton6.0 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN19 postcode district.
