Local servicesHospitalYork Hospitals NHS Trust Hq2.3 miGP surgeryPalliative Care-York26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWains Grove - Pharmacy Plus Health15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools17 primary, 3 secondary, 5 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryDringhouses Primary Schoolages 4-11, 312 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHob Moor Community Primary Academyages 3-11, 243 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYork High Schoolages 11-16, 750 pupilsunder a mileCollegeYork Collegeunder a mileUniversityYork St John University2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationYork1.5 miBus stationWetherby Bus Station11 miBus stops142 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO24 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:32 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:20 am – 3:44 pm
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People9,269 residentsin the Woodthorpe & Acomb Park census areaMedian age 45.34,222 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,542 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 13 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 · 1.1 miBrownie Dykeriver · 1.8 miYork Railway Pondpond · under a mileHogg's Pondpond · under a mileClifton Long Reachwater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHob Moorpark · under a mile · 36 haThe Kavesmirepark · under a mile · 106 haFoxwood Parkpark · under a milePike Hills Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 42 haEnergisesports ground · under a mileNew Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202520 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.0 · 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
Broadband99% 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)4,350 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
