Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:30 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:24 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,920 residentsin the Brompton, Appleton & Thimbleby census areaMedian age 51.53,133 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,613 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle34% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C726 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesNorthallerton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 16 haBrompton Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197249 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202641 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,586 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriarage Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryCommunity Nursing (H&R)6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBrompton Road Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryBrompton Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 200 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOakbridge Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 48 pupils1.0 miSecondaryNorthallerton School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,002 pupils1.8 miCollegeDarlington College12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME10 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA36 miRailway stationNorthallerton2.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough17 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL6 postcode district.
