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Preston under Scar North Yorkshire

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Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryLeyburn Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.3 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME23 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationGarsdale18 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.

County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:32 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:26 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,105 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRedmire Forcewaterfall · 2.0 miNelly Forcewaterfall · 2.2 miBatt Islandisland · 1.2 miWhipper Daledale · 1.3 miHell Gillvalley · under a mileScaw Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197242 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.4 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
Elevation227 m745 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 323 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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