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Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryThe Orchards - Bcss Inpatient Unit3.6 miPharmacyBoots3.8 miDentistBeech House Dental Practice3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentDarwin Schoolages 11-16, 9 pupils1.7 miSecondaryRipon Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 957 pupils3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA23 miRailway stationThirsk5.4 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate14 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.

County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG4
Telephone code01765
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:32 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:23 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,496 residentsin the Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington census areaMedian age 48.32,763 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,182 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C672 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August58 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Hillhill · under a mileCow Close Hillhill · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileLingham Waterlake · 3.9 miCrow Woodwoodland · 1.0 miQueen Mary's Dubbwater · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.9 miWorkhouse Gardenspark · 3.6 miAllhallows Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197237 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202640 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,870 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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