Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:33 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:23 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,133 residentsin the Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor census areaMedian age 52.42,599 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright4% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,083 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C931 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCote Hillhill · under a mileJohn O Gaunts Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miBeaver Dyke Reservoirriver · 1.6 miMill Streamriver · 1.8 miSlack Hillhill · 1.3 miScargill Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStocks Greenpark · 2.3 miKillinghall Moor Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 16 haHarlow Carr Botanical Gardenspark · 3.6 mi · 23 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes146 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197223 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,738 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 222 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDuchy Nuffield Hospital (Harrogate) (Sney)4.6 miGP surgerySpring Gables Surgery2.0 miPharmacyJennyfield - The Pharmacist3.5 miDentistHarrogate Dental Centre2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryKettlesing Felliscliffe Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 37 pupilsright hereIndependentBelmont Grosvenor Schoolages 0-11, 121 pupils1.5 miSecondaryRossett Schoolages 11-18, 785 pupils4.7 miCollegeShipley College13.1 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationHarrogate4.9 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate4.8 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG3 postcode district.
