Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:31 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:22 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,183 residentsin the Linton, Tollerton & Raskelf census areaMedian age 49.62,530 households75% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,231 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August53 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksRag Hillhill · under a mileHelperby Wathwater · under a mileCalf Hillhill · under a mileIspahan Woodwoodland · under a mileTower Woodwoodland · under a mileMyton Pasture Cloughvalley · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwale Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.0 miTown's Pasturepark · 4.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197236 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.1 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,757 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 29 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Monicas Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryHelperbyunder a milePharmacyBoroughbridge Pharmacy3.6 miDentistBoroughbridge Dental Centre3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 92 pupilsunder a mileIndependentCundall Manor Schoolages 2-16, 295 pupils2.0 miSecondaryBoroughbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 388 pupils3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationThirsk7.1 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate13 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
