Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:36 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:27 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,422 residentsin the Ingleton & High Bentham census areaMedian age 53.63,449 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,588 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,228 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksMoorgarth Hallhistoric site · under a mileSnow Fallswaterfall · 1.6 miBeezley Fallswaterfall · 1.7 miCock Flower Hillhill · under a mileIngleton Falls Yorkshirewalk or trail · 1.3 miIngleton Waterfalls Trailwalk or trail · 1.4 miTwisleton Glenglen · 1.6 miSwilla Glenglen · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,895 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 145 to 362 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryBranch Surgery1.2 miPharmacyIngleton Pharmacy1.3 miDentistAshfield House Dental Practice3.3 miPolice stationSettle Police Station8.5 miCash machineAsda (C) Ingleton - New Road PFS, Ingleton1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryIngleton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 191 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA37 miRailway stationClapham (N Yorks)2.9 miFerryHeysham Ferry Terminal20 miCar parkYorkshire Dales National Park Car ParkLancaster2.7 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationCarnforth2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA6 postcode district.
