Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hq9.3 miGP surgeryTadcaster Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyTadcaster Pharmacyright hereDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 2-11, 87 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRiverside School, Tadcasterages 3-11, 361 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTadcaster Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,494 pupils1.9 miCollegeAskham Bryan College4.8 miUniversityYork St John University9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationUlleskelf2.8 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station5.9 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS24 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C644 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 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 · under a mileGallows Hillhill · under a mileCock Mouthwater · under a mileDog Kennels Woodwoodland · under a mileLimekiln Woodwoodland · 1.1 miTowton Daledale · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMagnet Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miWest Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 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 202514 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 9.1 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
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
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
