Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:32 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:22 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,142 residentsin the Boroughbridge & Marton-cum-Grafton census areaMedian age 50.43,146 households72% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,623 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 9%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 8% walk or cycle39% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C649 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August51 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksHowe Hillhill · under a mileThree Croft Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.7 miMyton Pasture Cloughvalley · 1.3 miThe Daledale · 2.5 miCroysdale Carrwater · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTown's Pasturepark · 1.5 mi · 7 haAldwark Manor Hotel Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 42 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miSwale Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197234 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,873 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 19 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Monicas Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryChurch Lane Surgery3.0 miPharmacyBoroughbridge Pharmacy3.1 miDentistBoroughbridge Dental Centre3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreat Ouseburn Primary Schoolages 3-111.9 miSecondaryBoroughbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 388 pupils3.0 miCollegeAskham Bryan College12.7 miUniversityYork St John University12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationCattal5.6 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate11 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO5 postcode district.
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