Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:25 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,761 residentsin the Bedale & Snape census areaMedian age 51.13,097 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,263 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 10% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November56 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksPark Hillhill · under a milePiney Moor Hillhill · under a mileHigh Nurserywoodland · under a mileLeech Pondpond · under a mileNoble Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Islandisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBedale Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haThe Walled Gardenpark · 2.0 miThe Greenplaying field · 1.3 miDobsons Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haBedale Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197241 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 3.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,424 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRutson Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryGlebe House Surgery1.8 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistBedale Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryThornton Watlass Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 13 pupils1.4 miPrimaryCrakehall Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 121 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME18 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationNorthallerton8.7 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough27 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.
