Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:24 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,329 residentsin the Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton census areaMedian age 46.42,529 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,374 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 15% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month December: highs 7°C, lows 1°C778 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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 landmarksThe Tarnlake · under a mileFlasks Lakelake · 1.3 miMowbray Hillhill · under a mileChapel Hillhill · 1.2 miThe Islandisland · 2.7 miForty Feet Fallwaterfall · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.2 miHimalayan Garden and Sculpture Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197238 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202635 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryMasham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery2.7 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.7 miDentistBedale Dental Practice3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySnape Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 34 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfieldages 3-11, 53 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME20 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA26 miRailway stationThirsk8.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL8 postcode district.
