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County or areaE Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode districtYO42
Telephone code01759
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:30 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:19 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,792 residentsin the Pocklington census areaMedian age 47.45,850 households70% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,279 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C825 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileHunger Hillhill · 1.1 miNunburnholme Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miThe Glenglen · 1.8 miWarren Daledale · 2.3 miWoldwater Trout Lakeswater · 1.7 miPrimrose Woodwoodland · under a mileWan Daledale · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth II Fieldplaying field · under a milePocklington Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haPocklington Schoolsports ground · under a mileYapham Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 miJubilee Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202639 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 greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,567 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitecross Court Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryPocklington Group Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPocklington Dentalunder a milePolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Pocklington Police Stationright hereCash machinePocklington Service Station (Sewell Group), Pocklingtonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryPocklington Junior Schoolages 7-11, 249 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary & St Joseph Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyages 2-11, 116 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoldgate School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,167 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBishop Burton College12.8 miUniversityUniversity of York11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationHowden12 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton25 miBus stops31 within a mileCar parkThe Parking ConsultancyPocklingtonunder a mileEV chargingHMP Full Sutton5.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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