Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:31 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:25 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,554 residentsin the Leyburn, Middleham & Tunstall census areaMedian age 54.13,945 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,967 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C678 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 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 landmarksPasture Hillhill · under a milePike Hillmountain · 3.6 miSham Hillhill · 1.3 miWillow Garthwoodland · under a mileNew Decoywater · 1.6 miCarr Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 miThe Walled Gardenpark · 1.6 miScotton Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197243 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryGlebe House Surgery3.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.0 miDentistBedale Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryCrakehall Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 121 pupils1.3 miIndependentAysgarth Schoolages 2-14, 229 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME16 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationNorthallerton8.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough25 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.
