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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:30 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:25 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,497 residentsin the North Richmondshire census areaMedian age 54.43,398 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,629 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C674 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 7 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: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksAtley Hillhill · under a milePepper Arden Bottomswater · 1.1 miGatherley Castlecastle · 4.1 miOld Hall, Hurworth-on-Teeshistoric site · 4.0 miKiplin Hallhistoric site · 4.1 miIcehouse Hillhill · 2.2 miBlack Woodwoodland · 1.0 miBolton-on-Swale Lakelake · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197037 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202635 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,488 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWoodlands Hospital Offsite Rxp6.6 miGP surgeryScorton Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyThe Pharmacy3.8 miDentistDental Surgery4.1 miPolice stationDurham Police - Firthmoor Section OfficeDarlington6.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Catterick, Catterick4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNorth and South Cowton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 14 pupilsright herePrimaryEast Cowton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 38 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHurworth Schoolages 11-16, 621 pupils3.8 miCollegeDarlington College6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME7.7 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA39 miRailway stationDarlington6.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough17 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseDarlington3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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