Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:29 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:23 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,097 residentsin the Helmsley & Ampleforth census areaMedian age 52.53,115 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,012 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 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 landmarksBilsdalevalley · under a mileCarr Hillhill · 1.1 miBare Hillhill · 1.6 miLincoln Slackvalley · 1.5 miHelm House Woodwoodland · under a mileMiley Pike Hillmountain · 5.1 miFirth Bankwoodland · 1.5 miBeck Meetingsriver · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes53 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202019 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202546 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,511 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 322 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLambert Memorial Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryHelmsley Surgery7.0 miPharmacyHelmsley Pharmacy7.0 miDentistHelmsley Smiles Limited7.1 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceNorthallerton12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA39 miRailway stationBattersby8.1 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough17 miEV chargingbp PulseNorthallerton8.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS9 postcode district.
