Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:31 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:19 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,697 residentsin the Holme, Melbourne & Bubwith census areaMedian age 50.93,667 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,293 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% walk or cycle31% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 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 spacesAllerthorpe Lakeland Parksports ground · 1.4 mi · 19 haCut Greenpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 202640 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitecross Court Community Hospital10 miGP surgeryPocklington Group Practice3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistPocklington Dental3.5 miPolice stationHumberside Police - Pocklington Police StationYork3.5 miCash machinePocklington Service Station (Sewell Group), Pocklington3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMelbourne Primary Schoolages 3-11, 185 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoldgate School and Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,167 pupils4.1 miCollegeYork College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of York8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationWressle9.3 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 3Selby12 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton26 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingHMP Full Sutton6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO4 postcode district.
