Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:31 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:18 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,736 residentsin the South Cave, Newbald & Little Weighton census areaMedian age 52.02,918 households84% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,282 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C718 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksHoughton Hall, Yorkshirehistoric site · 1.1 miThe Islandisland · under a mileAsh Hillhill · under a mileMill Hillhill · under a mileCow Daledale · 1.5 miWye Daledale · 2.1 miThiseldine Beckswater · 1.4 miRhododendron Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.2 miWhite Rose Polo Clubsports ground · 1.3 miBull Pasturepark · 4.3 miKing George's Fieldpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200832 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,174 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Hill Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryMarket Weighton Group Practice3.0 miPharmacyCohens Chemist3.0 miDentist6 Southgate (Dental Practice)2.7 miPolice stationHumberside Police - MeltonNorth Ferriby8.3 miCash machineTriangle Cave4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNewbald Primary Schoolages 3-11, 102 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Market Weighton Schoolages 11-16, 658 pupils2.9 miCollegeBishop Burton College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Hull11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY21 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA42 miRailway stationBroomfleet6.1 miBus stationBeverley Bus Station8.7 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton16 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationYork4.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO43 postcode district.
