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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtYO8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:33 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:19 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,646 residentsin the Carlton, Hemingbrough & Osgodby census areaMedian age 47.03,633 households82% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,458 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C598 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksBurr Wheeltidal water · under a mileLangrick Reachtidal water · 1.3 miWoodcock Woodwoodland · under a mileNew Close Woodwoodland · under a mileRed Marshwetland · 1.2 miMiddle Marshwetland · 1.4 miMill Carrs Hillhill · 2.4 miLord Downe's Cloughvalley · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDrax Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 28 haRawcliffe Greenpark · 2.4 miWest Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 13 haBartholomew Gardenspark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200835 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202639 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 9 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryCarlton2.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.5 miDentistSnaith Dental Care3.4 miPolice stationHumberside PoliceGoole4.8 miCash machineLincolnshire Co-op - Carlton, Carlton2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentRead Schoolages 4-18, 245 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCamblesforth Community Primary Academyages 2-11, 113 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Snaith Schoolages 11-16, 837 pupils3.7 miCollegeYork College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY28 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationRawcliffe3.1 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby4.9 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton29 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseHowden4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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