Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:26 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:21 am – 3:38 pm
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People8,191 residentsin the Burniston, Sleights & Fylingdales census areaMedian age 56.23,759 households78% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright8% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,571 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C669 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksMossy Merelake · 1.5 miLarpool Viaducthistoric site · 2.2 miStainsacre Daledale · under a mileStevenson's Piecewaterfall · 2.5 miWhitby Abbeyhistoric site · 2.8 miWhite Stone Holebay · 1.8 miThe Landingbeach · 2.4 miRobin Hood's Bay Beachbeach · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCalla Beckpark · 2.1 mi · 6 haPannett Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 3 haAbbey Plainpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202031 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202329 mi away, Hilton, North 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 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,018 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitby Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryRobin Hoods Bay2.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.8 miDentistFormer Community Hall1.9 miPolice stationWhitby police station2.7 miCash machineBT Kiosk Whitby2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHawsker Cum Stainsacre Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 55 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEast Whitby Primary Academyages 2-11, 197 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWhitby Schoolages 11-19, 975 pupils2.7 miCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME34 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA60 miRailway stationRuswarp2.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence28 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkStation Car ParkWhitby2.1 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsRobin Hood's Bay2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO22 postcode district.
