Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:29 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:21 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 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C683 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksNormanby Hillhill · under a mileOld Hillhill · under a mileOgman Cliffscliffs · 2.0 miThe Merelake · 3.4 miWater Swallowslake · 4.1 miSpring Woodwoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes55 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202031 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202542 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 3.4 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 9.0 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
Elevation30 m98 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryKirkbymoorside Surgery3.8 miPharmacyTowler's Chemist LTD3.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME30 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA41 miRailway stationMalton7.2 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
