Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:31 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:23 am – 3:43 pm
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People9,529 residentsin the Thirsk South & Coxwold census areaMedian age 45.64,025 households64% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright19% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,655 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 61% go by car, 11% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August62 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksButter Hillhill · under a mileRooper Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.6 miRace Lane Woodwoodland · under a mileRush Woodwoodland · 1.0 miLaird's Lochlake · 5.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwale Greenpark · 3.6 miCastle Garthpark · 4.4 miNursery Little Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197240 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202647 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,700 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLambert Memorial Community Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryTopcliffe Surgery3.4 miPharmacyBoots4.4 miDentistDental Surgery4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySessay Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 79 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThirsk School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,029 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME24 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationThirsk4.8 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough29 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO7 postcode district.
