Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:33 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:20 am – 3:45 pm
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People9,408 residentsin the Church Fenton, Appleton & Wistow census areaMedian age 46.73,852 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright7% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,814 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% 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 2°C644 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileTowton Daledale · under a mileHeron Islandisland · 1.6 miColdwell Headwater · under a mileDinting Daledale · 1.4 miWhit Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScarthingwell Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 56 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202512 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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 broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,089 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe New Selby War Memorial Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryTadcaster Medical Centre2.6 miPharmacyTadcaster Pharmacy2.5 miDentistBridge Street (Dental Surgery)2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySaxton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupils1.8 miPrimaryBarkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 138 pupils2.0 miSecondaryTadcaster Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,494 pupils2.8 miCollegeAskham Bryan College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of York10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationUlleskelf1.9 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station7.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS24 postcode district.
