Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:27 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:19 am – 3:39 pm
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People7,683 residentsin the Wheatcroft & Cayton census areaMedian age 53.13,657 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesScarborough Archerssports ground · under a mileItalian Gardenspark · 2.4 mi · 15 haSouth Cliff Gardenspark · 2.4 mi · 14 haSouth Cliff Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 17 haHolbeck Gardenspark · 2.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202045 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 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 5.0 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryEastfield Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyEastfield Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEden Health And Fitness Club1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCayton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGeorge Pindar Schoolages 11-16, 730 pupilsunder a milePrimaryScarborough, Overdale Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 391 pupilsunder a mileCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY46 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA58 miRailway stationSeamer1.5 miBus stationBridlington Bus Station13 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO11 postcode district.
