Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:32 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:18 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,322 residentsin the Gilberdyke & North Cave census areaMedian age 46.63,292 households77% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,735 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C605 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July42 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 spacesJubilee Pondpark · 1.0 miLock Hill Coronation Gardenspark · 4.5 mi · 4 haRiverside Gardenspark · 4.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200829 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202630 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,467 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGoole & District Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryGilberdyke Health Centre1.4 miPharmacyBoots1.4 miDentistB & R Dental Care4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGilberdyke Primary Schoolages 3-11, 208 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHowden Schoolages 11-16, 699 pupils4.5 miCollegeJohn Leggott Sixth Form College11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY20 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA38 miRailway stationGilberdyke1.0 miBus stationBus StationScunthorpe11 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton20 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DN14 postcode district.
