Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:36 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:26 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,422 residentsin the Ingleton & High Bentham census areaMedian age 53.63,449 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,588 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,270 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesThe Greenpark · 2.0 miThe Pinfoldpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202620 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,895 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryC.v.w. Castleberg 13.0 miPharmacyBoots3.6 miDentistOasis Dental Care LTD3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationClapham (N Yorks)2.4 miBus stationBus StationEarby15 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal23 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA2 postcode district.
