Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:26 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:22 am – 3:39 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Esk Valley & Runswick Coast census areaMedian age 54.52,970 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,905 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 2°C806 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksBiggersdale Holewaterfall · 1.5 miFlattymill Daledale · 1.0 miRunswick Sandsbeach · 2.0 miWade's Hillhill · under a mileKettleness Sandbeach · 2.1 miPotato Hillhill · under a mileRunswick Baybay · 2.1 miHigh Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMulgrave Community Sports Associationsports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haPannett Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haRoyal Crescent Gardenspark · 4.7 miThe Little Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202024 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202323 mi away, Hilton, North 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,483 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 199 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitby Hospital4.9 miGP surgerySansend Surgery2.7 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.2 miDentistHavelock Dental Practice4.8 miPolice stationWhitby police station4.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Staithes, Staithes4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 79 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWhitby Schoolages 11-19, 975 pupils4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME28 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL53 miRailway stationSleights4.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence21 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkBank Bottom Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea2.2 miEV chargingBank Top Lane Car Park2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO21 postcode district.
