Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:28 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:21 am – 3:41 pm
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People10,614 residentsin the Pickering & Thornton Dale census areaMedian age 55.15,015 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 4,593 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 6°C, lows 1°C721 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a mileMickle Hillhill · under a mileHowl Daledale · 1.8 miMiddleton Daledale · 1.9 miTown End Pondpond · 1.5 miLowther Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202032 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202545 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,829 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryPickering Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyPickering Pharmacyright hereDentistPickering Dental Health Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPickering Community Infant Schoolages 3-7, 197 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPickering Community Junior Schoolages 7-11, 184 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLady Lumley's Academyages 11-18, 676 pupilsunder a mileCollegeScarborough Sixth Form College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME32 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA44 miRailway stationMalton7.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough30 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO18 postcode district.
