Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryFisher Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistBelle Vue Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 2 nurserySecondaryThe Skipton Academyages 11-16, 736 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySkipton Girls' High Schoolages 11-18, 862 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryErmysted's Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 836 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCraven Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationSkipton1.0 miBus stationBus StationEarby5.6 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:35 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:24 am – 3:47 pm
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People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,012 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksCock Hillhill · under a mileLanger Hillhill · under a mileTithe Laithe Lumbwaterfall · 3.2 miRound Damwater · 1.1 miWhinny Gill Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miLong Damwater · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAireville Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haSkipton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 45 haRaikes Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileVicki Cartman Millenium Greenpark · 1.7 miShortbank Road Recreation Groundpark · 1.8 miCraven Swimming Poolsports ground · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202635 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 101 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
