Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:27 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:23 am – 3:39 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Esk Valley & Runswick Coast census areaMedian age 54.52,970 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,905 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle30% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C780 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksKeld Holewaterfall · 1.2 miHoneypot Hillhill · under a mileBorrowby Daledale · under a mileBlack Hillhill · under a mileAngling Wykebeach · 2.2 miHill Holebeach · 2.2 miGranny Holewater · under a mileWell Daledale · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 3.5 miAngling Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202021 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202320 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,483 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEch - East Cleveland Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryStaithes Surgery1.9 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Loftus3.3 miDentistArbroath House (Dental Surgery)3.3 miPolice stationCleveland Police - Loftus Police Station3.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Staithes, Staithes1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOakridge Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 37 pupils1.7 miPrimaryStaithes, Seton Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 56 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME25 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL50 miRailway stationLealholm4.7 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence17 miCar parkBank Bottom Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea2.5 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsStaithes2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS13 postcode district.
