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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 6 min4:33 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:19 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,642 residentsin the Selby South, Brayton & Barlow census areaMedian age 48.33,763 households85% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright5% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,220 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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°C599 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 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°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 landmarksBeal Islandisland · 2.4 miStaker Woodwoodland · under a mileAll Ashwater · 1.7 miGateforth Woodwoodland · under a mileOld Heewater · 1.9 miFairview Lakelake · 4.1 miLunn Hillhill · 2.8 miBoynton Reachtidal water · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGateforth Greenpark · under a mileSelby Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 38 haThe Greenpark · 3.0 miSelby Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes156 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200842 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202646 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,930 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe New Selby War Memorial Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryThorpe Willoughby1.9 miPharmacyThorpe Willoughby Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDental Practice 51 Gowthorpe4.1 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceSelby3.6 miCash machinePost OfficeGoole3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 188 pupils1.3 miPrimaryChapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 77 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBrayton Academyages 11-16, 988 pupils3.4 miCollegeAskham Bryan College11.8 miUniversityUniversity of York14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationWhitley Bridge3.5 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby4.3 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingGridserveFerrybridge5.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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