Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:33 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:24 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,013 residentsin the Pateley Bridge & Nidd Valley census areaMedian age 53.22,676 households73% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,908 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,269 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksNidd Fallswaterfall · 2.2 miNidderdalevalley · under a mileGouthwaite Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miSwine Beck Knotts Hillhill · 1.1 miGouthwaite Hillhill · 1.3 miBink's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes126 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197230 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,810 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 288 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryNidderdale Group Practice3.9 miPharmacyPateley Bridge Pharmacy4.0 miDentistDental Surgery8.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCraven College14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationBen Rhydding14 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station14 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG3 postcode district.
