Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:30 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:22 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,529 residentsin the Thirsk South & Coxwold census areaMedian age 45.64,025 households64% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright19% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,655 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 11% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C746 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksLaird's Lochlake · under a mileStony Croft Hillhill · under a mileBarker Hillhill · under a mileOulston Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miPark Slackvalley · 1.1 miElm Hag Lakelake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileMillfields Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197243 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202534 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,700 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Monicas Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryMillfield Surgery3.1 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistRed Lea Dental Practice3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityYork St John University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME26 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationThirsk9.5 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO6 postcode district.
