Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:33 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:22 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,374 residentsin the Stray census areaMedian age 49.83,634 households67% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright4% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,616 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, professional and scientific services 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 36% go by car, 3% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C797 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksIrongate Bridge Reservoirreservoir · under a mileKnox Hillhill · 1.3 miRed Cat Hillhill · 1.4 miHarlow Moorwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 3.0 miRossettwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesValley Gardenspark · under a mile · 24 haLibrary Gardenspark · under a mileCrescent Gardenspark · under a mileOakdale Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haHarrogate Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHarlow Hill Allotments Northallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197224 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 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 8.1 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 88 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire And The Humberunder a mileGP surgeryMoss Healthcare Harrogate42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 2 otherPrimarySt Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 243 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestern Primary Schoolages 2-11, 478 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarrogate Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 2,081 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College12.5 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationHarrogateunder a mileBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogateunder a mileBus stops128 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG1 postcode district.
