Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:30 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:22 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,097 residentsin the Helmsley & Ampleforth census areaMedian age 52.53,115 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C849 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 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 landmarksFlassen Daledale · under a mileNettle Daledale · under a mileWaterfall Gill Slackvalley · under a mileLund Slackvalley · under a mileElm Hag Lakelake · 2.4 miNoddle Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes59 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197247 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202539 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 3.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,511 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation209 m686 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 113 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLambert Memorial Community Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryAmpleforth Surgery3.8 miPharmacyHelmsley Pharmacy4.2 miDentistHelmsley Smiles Limited4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME21 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA33 miRailway stationThirsk8.6 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough24 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO7 postcode district.
