Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:31 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:26 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,497 residentsin the North Richmondshire census areaMedian age 54.43,398 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,629 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, construction 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 0°C935 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 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 landmarksCrabtree Lakelake · 1.5 miMill Lakelake · 1.7 miForster Hillhill · under a mileGravel Hillhill · under a mileThe Deanvalley · under a mileHartforth Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miTemple Groundspark · 3.3 mi · 8 haFriary Gardenspark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes57 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197028 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,488 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation178 m584 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryQuakers Lane Surgery3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistLion House (Dental Surgery)3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRavensworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 35 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academyages 11-16, 611 pupils3.5 miCollegeDarlington College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME14 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL41 miRailway stationDarlington10 miBus stationTeesdale School bus parkBarnard Castle8.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough24 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DL11 postcode district.
