Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:30 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:23 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,627 residentsin the Thirsk North census areaMedian age 50.34,051 households66% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,297 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 12% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 6°C, lows 1°C870 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November62 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksKirby Knowle Castlecastle · under a mileDovecote Hillhill · under a milePark Hillhill · under a mileIng Daledale · 1.2 miBoltby Forestforest · 2.6 miCalf Garth Woodwoodland · under a mileQuarry Woodwoodland · under a mileWest Moor Slackvalley · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileHillside Rural Activities Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 11 haSt James Greenpark · 3.1 miNursery Little Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes58 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197245 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,251 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 241 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLambert Memorial Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryLambert Medical Centre3.4 miPharmacyBoots3.4 miDentistDental Surgery3.3 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceNorthallerton6.6 miCash machinePenny Petroleum - Thirsk Service Station3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnayton Church of England Academyages 4-11, 118 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThirsk School & Sixth Form Collegeages 11-18, 1,029 pupils3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME17 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA32 miRailway stationThirsk4.2 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough22 miEV chargingbp PulseThirsk3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the YO7 postcode district.
