Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:34 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:24 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,363 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksMill Islandisland · under a mileGill Beck Waterfallwaterfall · 1.3 miHerds Hillhill · under a mileBrown Bank Hillhill · under a mileBalkers Dubwater · under a mileBlow Tarnlake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurnsall Greenpark · 1.3 miLow Greenpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 308 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryGrassington Medical Centre3.9 miPharmacyGrassington Pharmacy3.9 miDentistDental Surgery3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBurnsall Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupils1.4 miIndependentWharfedale Montessori Schoolages 2-11, 28 pupils1.7 miSecondaryUpper Wharfedale Schoolages 11-16, 351 pupils4.3 miCollegeCraven College6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationSkipton6.8 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station8.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
