Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:25 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,554 residentsin the Leyburn, Middleham & Tunstall census areaMedian age 54.13,945 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,967 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C882 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January62 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 landmarksDeep Gill Forcewaterfall · 1.5 miQuarry Hillhill · under a mileWind Hillshills · 1.1 miSail Hillhill · under a mileHorse Dubwater · under a mileHarker Beck Mouthriver · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Walled Gardenpark · 3.7 miHimalayan Garden and Sculpture Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197238 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation217 m712 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 286 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital11 miGP surgeryMasham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery3.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.9 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice5.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA27 miRailway stationNorthallerton13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.
