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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtYO6
Telephone code01439
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:30 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:22 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,097 residentsin the Helmsley & Ampleforth census areaMedian age 52.53,115 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C777 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAmpleforth Abbey and Collegehistoric site · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a mileNewburgh Prioryhistoric site · 3.0 miTow Daledale · 1.6 miKnoll Hillhill · 1.2 miShallow Daledale · 2.0 miSludge Pondpond · under a mileBath Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSt Alban's Sports Centresports ground · under a mileAmpleforth College Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 18 haThe Greenpark · 4.2 miHall Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197247 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202537 mi away, Pontefract, W 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,511 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Monicas Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryAmpleforth Surgeryunder a milePharmacyHelmsley Pharmacy3.4 miDentistHelmsley Smiles Limited3.3 miPolice stationEasingwold Police StationYork7.1 miCash machineBarclays Bank - HelmsleyYork3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentAmpleforth Collegeages 11-19, 397 pupilsright herePrimarySt Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyages 3-11, 88 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRyedale Schoolages 11-16, 698 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME25 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationThirsk12 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough27 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingCoxwold House, Birch Way7.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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