Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 14 min4:31 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 18 min8:25 am – 3:43 pm
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People5,818 residentsin the Catterick & Brompton-on-Swale census areaMedian age 45.82,383 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,923 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 24%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 8% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C673 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.0 miCoronation Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 9 haLinear Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197250 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202633 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 3.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,624 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryScorton Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDental Surgery4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils1.2 miSecondarySt Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 611 pupils3.9 miCollegeDarlington College8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME10 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA38 miRailway stationDarlington8.2 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough20 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL10 postcode district.
