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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 13 min4:33 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:26 am – 3:45 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 January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,053 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksRedmire Forcewaterfall · 1.7 miBatt Islandisland · 1.1 miBainbridge Hillhill · under a mileNelly Forcewaterfall · 2.6 miLimekiln Hillhill · 1.1 miScaw Bottomvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197240 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202638 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 386 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital10 miGP surgeryLeyburn Medical Practice3.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.3 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME24 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA31 miRailway stationGarsdale17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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