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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtLS24
Telephone code01937
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:33 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:20 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,408 residentsin the Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow census areaMedian age 46.73,852 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,814 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHeron Islandisland · under a mileDinting Daledale · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileTowton Daledale · 1.5 miWhit Hillhill · 1.1 miColdwell Headwater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScarthingwell Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 56 haThe Greenpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,089 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe New Selby War Memorial Hospital7.9 miGP surgerySherburn - Old Hungate Hospital2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots1.5 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBarkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 138 pupilsright herePrimarySaxton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupils1.1 miSecondarySherburn High Schoolages 11-18, 951 pupils2.0 miCollegeAskham Bryan College8.0 miUniversityLeeds College of Music11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationChurch Fenton1.3 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station7.7 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS24 postcode district.


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