Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:26 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:22 am – 3:39 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Esk Valley & Runswick Coast census areaMedian age 54.52,970 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,905 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C784 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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)
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202023 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202322 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,483 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 208 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitby Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryStaithes Surgery2.7 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Loftus5.3 miDentistArbroath House (Dental Surgery)5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOakridge Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 37 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME27 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL52 miRailway stationLealholm4.5 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence19 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS13 postcode district.
