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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 7 min4:32 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:19 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,867 residentsin the Barlby & Riccall census areaMedian age 45.64,104 households81% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,970 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C610 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August46 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: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°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 landmarksSouth Moor Hillhill · under a mileWash Dikewater · under a mileTown End Pondpond · under a mileSand Hillhill · 1.6 miHorseshoe Pondpond · under a mileLittle Commonwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.7 miRiccall Millennium Greenpark · 2.2 miCut Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202643 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 11 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe New Selby War Memorial Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryNorth Duffield1.9 miPharmacyBarlby Pharmacy3.8 miDentistPark Street Dental Practice4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNorth Duffield Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBarlby High Schoolages 11-16, 482 pupils2.9 miCollegeYork College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of York7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationSelby4.6 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby4.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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