Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:30 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:23 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,627 residentsin the Thirsk North census areaMedian age 50.34,051 households66% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,297 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 12% walk or cycle44% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C755 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 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 landmarksWoundales Hillhill · under a mileBlack Hillhill · under a mileRound Hillshills · 1.9 miIng Daledale · 2.0 miBoltby Forestforest · 3.3 miBranket Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHillside Rural Activities Parkplaying field · under a mile · 11 haThe Greenpark · 1.2 miSt James Greenpark · 3.5 miNursery Little Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197245 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,251 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLambert Memorial Community Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryLambert Medical Centre3.7 miPharmacyBoots3.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnayton Church of England Academyages 4-11, 118 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThirsk School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,029 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationThirsk4.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough21 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO7 postcode district.
