Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:24 am – 3:44 pm
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People5,494 residentsin the Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley census areaMedian age 52.12,376 households70% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,685 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,070 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December64 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 landmarksLake Superiorlake · 1.0 miHome Lakelake · 1.4 miForty Feet Fallwaterfall · 2.8 miShoulder of Muttonwater · under a mileBlack Pasture Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHimalayan Garden and Sculpture Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197235 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202645 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 4.9 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,514 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation214 m702 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 273 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryMasham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery2.5 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.5 miDentistBedale Dental Practice7.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationThirsk14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.
