Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:28 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:24 am – 3:41 pm
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People7,678 residentsin the Great Ayton & Stokesley census areaMedian age 53.53,662 households66% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright20% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,287 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 9% walk or cycle39% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C762 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksThe Chapelgarthhill · under a mileHart Hillhill · under a mileLeven Mouthwater · 2.2 miCleveland Hillshills · 3.5 miRotten Scarvalley · 2.9 miSpring House Woodwoodland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStokesley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 8 haLow Greenpark · 2.6 miWaterfall Parkpark · 2.7 miThe Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202012 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 16 May 202545 mi away, Litton, North 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 4.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,839 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGuisborough General Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryStokesley Surgery2.1 miPharmacyStokesley Pharmacy2.0 miDentistStokesley Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKirkby and Great Broughton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStokesley Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils1.6 miCollegeMiddlesbrough College9.4 miUniversityTeesside University9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME12 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA45 miRailway stationBattersby2.5 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough9.6 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS9 postcode district.
