Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:33 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:24 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,013 residentsin the Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley census areaMedian age 53.22,676 households73% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,908 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,181 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 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 landmarksYorke's Follyhistoric site · 1.1 miGuisecliff Tarnlake · under a mileNidderdale Waywalk or trail · under a mileGlasshouses Damwater · under a mileBale Hill Rushhill · under a mileToft Gate Lime Kilnhistoric site · 2.7 miHollin Hillhill · 1.0 miMill Damwater · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrimham Rockspark · 2.0 mi · 173 haNidderdale Leisure and Wellness Centresports ground · 1.7 miStocks Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197226 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,810 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 273 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryNidderdale Group Practice1.3 miPharmacyPateley Bridge Pharmacy1.2 miDentistHarrogate Dental Centre7.9 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceHarrogate1.2 miCash machineCommunity BankMenwith Hill4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGlasshouses Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupilsright herePrimarySt Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, Pateley Bridgeages 3-11, 58 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNidderdale High Schoolages 11-16, 404 pupils1.7 miCollegeCraven College14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationHarrogate9.9 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate9.8 miBus stops11 within a mileCar parkPark Road Car ParkHarrogate1.2 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHarrogate1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG3 postcode district.
