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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:33 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:27 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,747 residentsin the Upper Dales census areaMedian age 56.72,768 households71% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,841 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, hospitality 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 47% go by car, 11% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 17°C, lows 9°CColdest month February: highs 4°C, lows -1°C1,738 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December75 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: -0 to 4°CJFebruary: -1 to 4°CFMarch: 0 to 6°CMApril: 2 to 9°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 7 to 15°CJJuly: 9 to 17°CJAugust: 9 to 17°CASeptember: 7 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 10°CONovember: 2 to 7°CNDecember: -0 to 5°CD20°-5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksScar House Forcewaterfall · under a mileCliff Forcewaterfall · 1.7 miPike Hillmountain · 3.1 miStock Daledale · 1.4 miKisdonhill · 1.1 miLittle Clumpstone Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197248 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202631 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband21% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,478 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation284 m932 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 260 to 494 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNew Richardson Hospital15 miGP surgeryCentral Dales Practice5.3 miPharmacyCentral Dales Pharmacy5.3 miDentistThe Central Dales Practice5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME31 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA41 miRailway stationGarsdale7.5 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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