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Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryDyneley House Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPool Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistMuirhead Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 nurseryPrimaryEmbsay Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11under a milePrimarySkipton Parish Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 221 pupils1.6 miSecondaryErmysted's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 836 pupils1.8 miCollegeCraven College2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationSkipton2.1 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station7.5 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.

County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtBD23
Telephone code01665
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:35 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:24 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,032 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEmbsay Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miGreen Bottomvalley · under a mileHaw Pikemountain · 3.1 miJenny Gill Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miTithe Laithe Lumbwaterfall · 3.0 miEastby Craghill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSkipton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 45 haShortbank Road Recreation Groundpark · 1.3 miVicki Cartman Millenium Greenpark · 1.6 miAireville Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 11 haRaikes Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miMiddletown Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197644 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202637 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 241 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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