Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:27 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:19 am – 3:39 pm
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People7,683 residentsin the Wheatcroft & Cayton census areaMedian age 53.13,657 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C689 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 days of air frost, 3 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)
Parks and green spacesScarborough Footgolfsports ground · under a mile · 5 haFiley Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 24 haWeir Greenpark · 2.1 miGlen Gardenspark · 2.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202046 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202648 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 3.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,078 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryEastfield Medical Centre2.2 miPharmacyEastfield Pharmacy2.2 miDentistFiley Dental Care Centre2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCayton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupils1.3 miSecondaryGeorge Pindar Schoolages 11-16, 730 pupils2.0 miCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY45 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA59 miRailway stationFiley2.5 miBus stationBridlington Bus Station12 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO11 postcode district.
