Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital - York3.4 miGP surgeryMy Health Group4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistYork Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRalph Butterfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 311 pupils1.0 miPrimaryRobert Wilkinson Primary Academyages 2-11, 496 pupils1.1 miSecondaryJoseph Rowntree Schoolages 11-18, 1,248 pupils1.9 miCollegeYork College6.7 miUniversityYork St John University4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationYork4.8 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:31 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:21 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,946 residentsin the Strensall census areaMedian age 45.22,785 households80% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,529 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C647 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesStrensall Parkpark · within reach · 2 haEarswick Community Gardenpark · 1.1 miThe York Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 52 haQueen Elizabeth Barrackssports ground · under a mile · 4 haChurch Fieldpark · 1.6 miEthel Ward Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197240 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202526 mi away, Pontefract, W 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband87% 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)2,831 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
