Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 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°C753 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksKirkham Valleyvalley · under a mileBlue Hillhill · under a mileSpy Hillhill · under a mileBeck Daledale · 1.6 miCherry Islandsisland · 2.2 miSouth Lakelake · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.0 miVillage Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197248 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryDerwent Practice4.4 miPharmacyDerwent Pharmacy4.4 miDentistDental Surgery4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWelburn Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 47 pupils2.0 miSecondaryMalton Schoolages 11-18, 999 pupils4.4 miCollegeYork College14.3 miUniversityYork St John University11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationMalton4.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
