Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:26 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:22 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 August: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C713 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 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 landmarksBiggersdale Holewaterfall · 1.3 miSandsend Beachbeach · 1.1 miHolmsgrove Sandbeach · 1.5 miOverdale Wykebay · 1.0 miOver Daledale · under a mileThe Lakelake · 1.6 miStonecliff Endcliffs · under a mileBirstly Daledale · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMulgrave Community Sports Associationsports ground · under a mile · 3 haRoyal Crescent Gardenspark · 3.1 miPannett Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 3 haThe Little Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202026 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202324 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 3.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.7 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
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWhitby Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySansend Surgery1.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.7 miDentistHavelock Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationWhitby police station3.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Post Office Whitby, Endeavour Wharf3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 79 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitby Schoolages 11-19, 975 pupils3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME30 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL54 miRailway stationSleights3.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge North SidePort Clarence22 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkBank Bottom Car ParkSaltburn by the Sea3.0 miEV chargingBank Top Lane Car Park3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO21 postcode district.
