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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People8,986 residentsin the Harrogate East census areaMedian age 41.54,352 households47% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright27% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,644 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 8%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 44% go by car, 4% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: 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)
Parks and green spacesValley Gardenspark · 1.1 mi · 24 haLibrary Gardenspark · under a mileCrescent Gardenspark · under a mileOakdale Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 56 haStation View Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 3 haHarrogate Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haSource: 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 5.9 · PM10 9.2 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,782 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon Comm Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryStrayside Health42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHarrogate Dental And Implant Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools17 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 2 otherSecondaryHarrogate High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 270 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHarrogate, Grove Road Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 273 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College12.8 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationHarrogateunder a mileBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogateunder a mileBus stops151 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG1 postcode district.
