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 1°C647 mm of rain a year, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesYork Community Woodlandpark · 1.1 mi · 94 haHob Moorpark · 3.1 mi · 36 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miKnapton Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197232 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 7.7 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 10 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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hq4.5 miGP surgeryHmp/Yoi Askham Grange2.1 miPharmacyCitywide Health-Poppleton Pharmacy2.4 miDentistAlmsford House (Dental Surgery)2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRufforth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLong Marston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.6 miSecondaryManor Church of England Academyages 11-16, 1,136 pupils2.6 miCollegeAskham Bryan College2.8 miUniversityYork St John University4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationPoppleton2.3 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station8.1 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO23 postcode district.
