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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL8
Telephone code01969
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:32 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:26 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,554 residentsin the Leyburn, Middleham & Tunstall census areaMedian age 54.13,945 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,967 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle51% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,037 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksThe Mounthill · 1.1 miBatt Islandisland · 2.1 miRedmire Forcewaterfall · 3.1 miHell Gillvalley · 1.0 miScaw Bottomvalley · 1.0 miWhipper Daledale · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197241 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202640 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryLeyburn Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy1.2 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryWensleydale Schoolages 11-16, 407 pupils1.6 miPrimaryLeyburn Primary Schoolages 3-11, 200 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationNorthallerton17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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