Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:35 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:27 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,879 residentsin the Settle, Hellifield & Horton census areaMedian age 55.23,698 households73% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,606 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle50% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows -0°C1,961 mm of rain a year, 64 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December78 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksScow Forcewaterfall · 2.1 miArtengill Forcewaterfall · 2.3 miOuster Gill Hillhill · under a mileBlea Moor Hillhill · under a mileOlav's Lakelake · 3.0 miLong Slackvalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197241 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202622 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,148 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation380 m1,247 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 341 to 459 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital12 miGP surgeryDr Lumb W & Partner6.4 miPharmacyCentral Dales Pharmacy6.4 miDentistThe Central Dales Practice6.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA37 miRailway stationRibbleheadChapel-le-Dale3.0 miFerryjettyFell Foot26 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
