Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital - York6.8 miGP surgeryMyhealth - Stamford Bridge3.2 miPharmacyStamford Bridge Pharmacy3.2 miDentistYork Dental Centre4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySand Hutton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 49 pupils1.1 miCollegeYork College9.8 miUniversityYork St John University7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationYork8.1 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:30 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:20 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,296 residentsin the Sheriff Hutton, Slingsby & Swinton census areaMedian age 52.44,137 households71% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,652 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% 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 higher14% 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 1°C722 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 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 landmarksGriffon Forestforest · 1.3 miMill Hillhill · under a mileFox Hillhill · 1.2 miScrogs Bottomsvalley · 1.6 miColley Moorwoodland · under a mileCraw Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandburn Hallgolf course · under a mile · 106 haThe Greenpark · 1.3 miStrensall Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 2 haLittle Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197244 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,444 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
