Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:30 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:21 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,097 residentsin the Helmsley & Ampleforth census areaMedian age 52.53,115 households66% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 50% go by car, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C765 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksHovingham Hallhistoric site · 2.1 miHardigate Hillhill · under a mileLeys Hillhill · under a mileMug Daledale · 1.3 miLow Waterlake · 2.5 miRandale Bogwetland · 1.0 miCoulton Palewoodland · under a mileMill Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miHall Greenpark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197246 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202535 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 4.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,511 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
