Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:31 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:21 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,961 residentsin the Clifton Without & Skelton census areaMedian age 39.83,836 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 4,999 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 48% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C653 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 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 landmarksRawcliffe Ingscliffs · 1.2 miPoppleton Reachwater · under a mileThe New Forestforest · 2.0 miClifton Ings Reachwater · 1.6 miHoggard Hillhill · 2.7 miCarr Hillhill · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haRawcliffe Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 12 haForest of Galtres Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haYork Community Woodlandpark · 2.5 mi · 94 haRawcliffe Bike Parksports ground · 1.0 miMillfield Gardens Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197236 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202523 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 5.7 · PM2.5 5.7 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,977 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital - York2.6 miGP surgerySkelton (Formerly B82003001)9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistFresh Dental Smile Clinic1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySkelton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 106 pupilsright herePrimaryClifton With Rawcliffe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 622 pupils1.3 miSecondaryManor Church of England Academyages 11-16, 1,136 pupils1.7 miCollegeYork College4.5 miUniversityYork St John University3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationPoppleton1.7 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station12 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO3 postcode district.
