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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:34 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:26 am – 3:46 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,659 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December80 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBuckden Pikemountain · 1.8 miBrown Hawhill · under a mileFow Mere Hillhill · 1.0 miDeepdale Scarvalley · under a mileFell Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSouth Grain Tarnlake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197236 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202633 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation403 m1,322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 295 to 581 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastleberg Hospital15 miGP surgeryAysgarth Surgery5.1 miPharmacyCentral Dales Pharmacy9.2 miDentistThe Central Dales Practice9.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationHorton-in-RibblesdaleHorton in Ribblesdale12 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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