Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:32 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:21 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,442 residentsin the Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham census areaMedian age 48.92,539 households84% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,772 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August40 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 landmarksBachelor Hillhill · under a mileCarr Hillhill · under a mileRawcliffe Ingscliffs · 1.6 miClifton Ings Reachwater · 1.4 miClifton Short Reachwater · 1.5 miBrownie Dykeriver · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesYork Community Woodlandpark · under a mile · 94 haHob Moorpark · 1.3 mi · 36 haAcomb Greenpark · under a mileAcomb Cricketplaying field · under a mile · 2 haKnapton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileEnergisesports ground · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197234 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202521 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,755 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hq2.5 miGP surgeryGale Farm Surgery20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAlmsford House (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryCarr Junior Schoolages 7-11, 232 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestfield Primary Community Schoolages 3-11, 498 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYork High Schoolages 11-16, 750 pupils1.0 miCollegeYork College2.2 miUniversityYork St John University2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationPoppleton1.1 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station10 miBus stops92 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO26 postcode district.
