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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtBD23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:36 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:24 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,847 residentsin the Carleton, Cowling & Cononley census areaMedian age 49.63,475 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,862 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% 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°C1,041 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGledstone Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miRisebrigg Hillhill · under a mileFence Hillhill · under a mileGill Cloughvalley · under a mileElslack Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miStandridge Cloughvalley · 1.3 miOusel Daledale · 2.2 miPinhaw Beaconwalk or trail · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGhyll Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 20 haLetcliffe Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haPendle and Craven Croquet Clubsports ground · under a mileVictory Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 13 haGreenberfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miLothersdale Recreation Ground and Woodlandpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 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 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202632 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Pendle Medical Partnership4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy Earby2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistEarby Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationLancashire Police - Barnoldswick Customer Service Reception1.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Earby, Earby1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThornton in Craven Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEarby Springfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 126 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWest Craven High Schoolages 11-16, 528 pupils1.9 miCollegeCraven College5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationGargrave3.7 miBus stationBus StationEarbyunder a mileBus stops11 within a mileCar parkRainhall Road Car ParkColne1.9 miEV chargingbp PulseEarby1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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