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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:24 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,761 residentsin the Bedale & Snape census areaMedian age 51.13,097 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,263 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 10% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C765 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November57 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGospel Hillhill · under a mileSleight Hillhill · under a mileThe Islandisland · 2.0 miThe Tarnlake · 2.9 miWarrener's Bottomvalley · 1.5 miWind Hillshills · 2.3 miBack Spring Woodwoodland · under a mileJervaulx Abbeyhistoric site · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenplaying field · within reachThe Walled Gardenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197240 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,424 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRutson Hospital9.9 miGP surgeryGlebe House Surgery2.4 miPharmacyWell2.4 miDentistBedale Dental Practice2.4 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceBedale2.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bedale2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThornton Watlass Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 13 pupilsright hereSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME19 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationNorthallerton9.3 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough28 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMasham3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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