Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:33 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:23 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,026 residentsin the Killinghall & Hampsthwaite census areaMedian age 36.82,775 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,691 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle69% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C792 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksWood Hillhill · 1.1 miLimekiln Hillhill · 1.3 miMountain Hillmountain · 3.8 miOld Niddwater · 1.5 miWell Spring Woodwoodland · under a mileRipley Lakeswater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOak Beck Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haJacob Smith Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 12 haKillinghall Moor Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 16 haNorth Outfall Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197227 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202642 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% 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)3,495 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire And The Humber3.2 miGP surgeryChurch Avenue Medical Group2.6 miPharmacyHealth & Wellness Medica Clinic LTD1.9 miDentistHarrogate Spa Dental Care2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRipley Endowed Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 58 pupils1.3 miPrimaryScotton Lingerfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHarrogate High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupils3.1 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationStarbeck3.3 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate3.4 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG3 postcode district.
