Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:28 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:20 am – 3:40 pm
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People6,529 residentsin the Ayton & Snainton census areaMedian age 52.32,853 households79% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C749 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileBrompton Daledale · 1.1 miGallows Hillhill · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileSawdon Daledale · 1.8 miCrow Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictory Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haEastgate Parkpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202040 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202550 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 3.5 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,137 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Private Hospital (Sney)5.6 miGP surgerySnainton1.8 miPharmacyAyton Pharmacy3.2 miDentistEast Ayton Dental Practice LTD3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBrompton and Sawdon Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 65 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWykeham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 52 pupils1.4 miPrimarySnainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 34 pupils1.4 miCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME41 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA52 miRailway stationSeamer5.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO13 postcode district.
