Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:32 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:22 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,392 residentsin the Knaresborough North census areaMedian age 49.83,061 households83% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,401 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C725 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksStaveley Lakelake · 1.3 miLimekiln Hillhill · under a mileFolly Hillhill · under a mileDeep Daledale · 1.5 miAppleby Carrwater · 1.6 miMill Streamriver · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKnaresborough Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haJacob Smith Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 12 haThe Greenpark · 1.3 miKnaresborough St John's Playing Fieldpark · 1.9 mi · 2 haLingerfieldplaying field · under a mileField Garden Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197228 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,412 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon Comm Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryStockwell Road Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyHealth & Wellness Medica Clinic LTD1.0 miDentistPurely Dental Care1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryScotton Lingerfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.1 miPrimaryMeadowside Academyages 4-11, 206 pupils1.7 miSecondaryKing James's Schoolages 11-18, 1,554 pupils2.4 miCollegeAskham Bryan College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA14 miRailway stationKnaresborough2.1 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate4.3 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG5 postcode district.
