Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:33 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,513 residentsin the Tadcaster census areaMedian age 47.93,406 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,653 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C626 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · 1.5 miGallows Hillhill · 1.8 miCrow Woodwoodland · under a mileSmaws Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 3.0 miCock Mouthwater · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.0 miToulston Polo Groundsports ground · 1.5 mi · 13 haWest Parkpark · 2.6 miBoston Spa Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miThe Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197227 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202515 mi away, Pontefract, W 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,550 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryTadcaster Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyTadcaster Pharmacy1.7 miDentistKirkgate Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRiverside School, Tadcasterages 3-11, 361 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 2-11, 87 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTadcaster Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,494 pupils1.5 miCollegeAskham Bryan College5.7 miUniversityYork St John University9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationUlleskelf4.5 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station4.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS24 postcode district.
