Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:34 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:26 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,830 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January81 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksOughtershaw Tarnlake · under a mileFleet Moss Tarnlake · 1.3 miStartling Fallwaterfall · 2.7 miWoldsidehill · 1.0 miBank Bottomvalley · under a mileLow Ash Gill Scarwaterfall · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197239 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202626 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation346 m1,135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 316 to 589 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital12 miGP surgeryCentral Dales Practice5.2 miPharmacyCentral Dales Pharmacy5.1 miDentistThe Central Dales Practice5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationRibbleheadChapel-le-Dale6.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
