Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:36 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:25 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,847 residentsin the Carleton, Cowling & Cononley census areaMedian age 49.63,475 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,862 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,240 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksWhanoe Hillhill · under a mileBell Flat Hillhill · under a mileSkelda Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miGill Cloughvalley · 1.5 miConiston Lakelake · 3.2 miCranoe Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGhyll Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 20 haLetcliffe Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haGreenberfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miMiddle Greenpark · 3.4 mi · 2 haLothersdale Recreation Ground and Woodlandpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes141 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197638 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202631 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,705 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryJames Bontoft Optometrist LTD2.5 miPharmacyEverest Pharmacy Barnoldswick2.5 miDentistStation Hse Dp Barnoldswick LTD2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThornton in Craven Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWest Craven High Schoolages 11-16, 528 pupils2.7 miCollegeCraven College5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA21 miRailway stationGargrave3.2 miBus stationBus StationEarby2.5 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
