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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtBD23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:34 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:24 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,259 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGill Beck Waterfallwaterfall · 1.3 miMill Islandisland · 1.3 miHigh Brown Hillhill · under a mileCarncliff Tophill · under a mileBalkers Dubwater · under a mileBlow Tarnlake · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurnsall Greenpark · 2.4 miLow Greenpark · 3.4 miHigh Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation238 m781 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 449 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryGrassington Medical Centre5.0 miPharmacyGrassington Pharmacy5.0 miDentistDental Surgery5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentWharfedale Montessori Schoolages 2-11, 28 pupils1.5 miCollegeCraven College7.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationSkipton7.0 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station7.8 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.


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