Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:33 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:26 am – 3:45 pm
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People5,747 residentsin the Upper Dales census areaMedian age 56.72,768 households71% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,841 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 47% go by car, 11% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,496 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December58 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksCastle Dykes Hengecastle · 1.6 miAysgarth (parish)historic site · 1.5 miHigh Forcewaterfall · 1.9 miMiddle Forcewaterfall · 2.0 miMachell Hillhill · under a mileHow Hillhill · under a mileCote Bottomvalley · 1.4 miNappa Hallhistoric site · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197239 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation225 m738 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 152 to 405 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital14 miGP surgeryAysgarth Surgery1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy7.4 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice7.3 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station7.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME28 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationGarsdale14 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkRCP Parking - Aysgarth FallsLeyburn1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.
