Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:34 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:24 am – 3:46 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°C1,184 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksGuisecliff Tarnlake · 1.1 miBlack Hillhill · under a mileJordan Hillhill · under a mileGlasshouses Damwater · 1.6 miThruscross Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miThe Holewater · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrimham Rockspark · 2.7 mi · 173 haStocks Greenpark · 2.2 miMax Pullan Sports Groundsports ground · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes144 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197224 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 176 to 334 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire And The Humber8.9 miGP surgeryThe Grange Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacyPateley Bridge Pharmacy2.5 miDentistHarrogate Dental Centre7.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryDacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 77 pupils1.3 miPrimaryGlasshouses Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupils1.7 miSecondaryNidderdale High Schoolages 11-16, 404 pupils2.9 miCollegeCraven College13.5 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationBen Rhydding9.0 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate9.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG3 postcode district.
