Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:29 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:21 am – 3:41 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 July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C759 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November59 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 landmarksThe Merelake · 1.4 miHunter Hillhill · under a mileWater Swallowslake · 2.5 miDogcroft Hillhill · 1.2 miWrelton Daledale · 1.8 miCroft Greenwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes51 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202029 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 3.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMalton Community Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryKirkbymoorside Surgery3.1 miPharmacyTowler's Chemist LTD2.9 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySinnington Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 110 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLady Lumley's Academyages 11-18, 676 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME29 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA43 miRailway stationMalton9.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough27 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO62 postcode district.
