Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:27 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 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 7°C, lows 1°C707 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksPike Hillmountain · 2.2 miWalk Mill Fosswaterfall · 1.9 miWater Ark Fosswaterfall · 2.0 miWater Ark Poollake · 2.0 miMoor Lane Hillhill · under a mileSawmill Damwater · under a mileSt Thomas's Islandisland · 1.9 miHunter Hillhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
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 202026 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202324 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 239 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitby Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryEgton Surgery1.6 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy5.1 miDentistWhitby Community Hospital5.3 miPolice stationWhitby police station5.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEgton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupils1.5 miPrimarySt Hedda's Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 15 pupils1.8 miSecondaryWhitby Schoolages 11-19, 975 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME29 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA55 miRailway stationGrosmontunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence23 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingWest Cliff Car Park5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO22 postcode district.
