Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryDerwent Practice7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBeecham Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Dental Health Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryNorton Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 545 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorton Schoolages 11-18, 651 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academyages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME37 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA40 miRailway stationMaltonunder a mileBus stops47 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:29 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:20 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,707 residentsin the Malton & Norton South census areaMedian age 49.83,057 households74% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,300 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C677 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 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 landmarksBorough Merelake · 1.6 miHowe Hillhill · under a mileScott's Hillhill · 1.1 miMill Pondpond · under a mileCherry Islandsisland · 2.7 miDale Bottomdale · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWelham Parkgolf course · under a mile · 60 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202038 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202650 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 5.3 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,269 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
