Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:29 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:19 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,846 residentsin the Rillington & Sherburn census areaMedian age 49.72,949 households61% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,374 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C830 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksCromwell Hillhill · under a mileOld Daledale · under a mileWagoners' Memorialhistoric site · 2.4 miSledmere War Memorialhistoric site · 2.4 miBug Daledale · 1.3 miChurch Garth Hillhill · 1.3 miWharram Percy Deserted Medieval Villagewalk or trail · 2.6 miStack Hillshills · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202644 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,124 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryRillington5.2 miPharmacyBeecham Pharmacy7.2 miDentistThe Dental Health Practice7.7 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Pickering Police Station12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportHumberside Airport HUY38 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationMalton7.6 miFerryHull Ferry TerminalMyton28 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingRyedale House7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO17 postcode district.
