Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:30 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:25 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,438 residentsin the Northallerton South & Leeming Bar census areaMedian age 55.23,335 households82% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 8% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C668 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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 landmarksPark Hillhill · 1.2 miHunter's Hillhill · 1.3 miPheasantry Woodwoodland · under a mileHM Prison Northallertonhistoric site · 4.2 miSockburn Hallhistoric site · 4.4 miOx-Bow Lakelake · 4.2 miCarr Hill Woodwoodland · 1.4 miRenny Lakelake · 4.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197041 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202639 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 4.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,379 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
