Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:27 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:23 am – 3:39 pm
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People5,086 residentsin the Loftus & Skinningrove census areaMedian age 40.82,224 households54% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright22% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 1,861 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 67% go by car, 7% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C623 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksLiverton Mineshistoric site · 1.0 miCattersty Sandsbeach · 1.0 miCraggs Hillhill · under a mileHummersea Pointcliffs · 1.1 miCattersty Cliffcliffs · 1.1 miSaltburn Viaducthistoric site · 2.9 miBeck Meetingsriver · 1.4 miHowe Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAngling Greenpark · under a mileCoronation Parkpark · under a mileSaltburn Valleypark · 2.7 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202016 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202317 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 7.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% 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)2,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEch - East Cleveland Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryDr Glasby5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLoftus Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBurnside And Carterunder a milePolice stationCleveland Police - Loftus Police Stationunder a mileCash machineNatWestLoftus1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWhitecliffe Academyages 3-11, 91 pupilsright herePrimaryHandale Primary Schoolages 2-11, 183 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFreebrough Academyages 11-16, 814 pupils1.6 miCollegeMiddlesbrough College12.9 miUniversityTeesside University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME21 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL45 miRailway stationSaltburn3.1 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange15 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence13 miBus stops55 within a mileCar parkCat Nab Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea2.9 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsStaithes4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS13 postcode district.
