Local servicesHospitalRutson Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryLeeming Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.0 miDentistLeeming Dental Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLeeming St. John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 57 pupils1.1 miPrimaryLeeming RAF Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 128 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA30 miRailway stationNorthallerton5.0 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough24 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:31 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:24 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton census areaMedian age 46.42,529 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,374 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 15% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C667 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August54 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksConquers Hillhill · 1.4 miConygarth Hillhill · 1.8 miCrows Woodwoodland · under a mileGruntland Woodwoodland · under a mileOx-Bow Lakelake · 3.7 miVale of Mowbrayvalley · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197242 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202636 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 5.5 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
