Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:28 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:22 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,349 residentsin the Kirkbymoorside & Moors census areaMedian age 54.52,973 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C999 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November61 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 landmarksGoodwill Hillhill · under a mileJewel Merelake · 1.9 miGill Wath Waterfallwaterfall · 3.0 miRotten Hillhill · 1.1 miWest Gillvalley · 1.3 miGill Bank Cragcliffs · 2.1 miCrag Pondpond · under a mileFarndalevalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202022 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,561 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation118 m387 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 332 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGuisborough General Hospital14 miGP surgeryKirkbymoorside Surgery5.5 miPharmacyTowler's Chemist LTD5.5 miDentistDental Surgery5.5 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Pickering Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationCastleton Moor8.4 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough20 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationKirkbymoorside4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
