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°C699 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 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 · under a mileBeck Meetingsriver · under a mileCattersty Sandsbeach · 1.8 miCraggs Hillhill · under a mileKilton Hillhill · under a mileSaltburn Viaducthistoric site · 2.7 miHissing Scarwaterfall · 2.7 miClaphow Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 1.3 miAngling Greenpark · 1.3 miSaltburn Valleypark · 2.6 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 202316 mi away, Hilton, North 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 3.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEch - East Cleveland Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryDr Glasby5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBrotton Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBurnside And Carter1.1 miPolice stationCleveland Police - Loftus Police Station1.1 miCash machineNatWestLoftus1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentOld Farm Schoolages 5-19, 56 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitecliffe Academyages 3-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFreebrough Academyages 11-16, 814 pupils1.6 miCollegeMiddlesbrough College12.4 miUniversityTeesside University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME21 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL45 miRailway stationSaltburn3.0 miBus stationHartlepool Interchange15 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence13 miBus stops17 within a mileCar parkCat Nab Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea2.9 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsStaithes5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS13 postcode district.
