Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:30 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:24 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,302 residentsin the Northallerton Town & Romanby census areaMedian age 43.52,936 households48% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright30% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,012 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 26% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C668 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileRomanby Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 81 haNorthallerton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197247 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202640 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 6.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,075 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRutson Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNy Horizons Nallerton7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistAshby & Atkinson Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryMill Hill Primary Schoolages 2-11, 236 pupilsright hereSecondaryNorthallerton School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,002 pupilsright herePrimaryApplegarth Primary Schoolages 4-11, 237 pupilsunder a mileCollegeDarlington College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME12 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA34 miRailway stationNorthallertonunder a mileFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough19 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL6 postcode district.
