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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG5
Telephone code01733
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:33 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:22 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,996 residentsin the Knaresborough Central census areaMedian age 47.03,329 households61% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright19% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,320 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 51% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C786 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMother Shipton Statuehistoric site · under a mileStarbeck Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miMill Streamriver · under a mileBadgers Hillhill · under a mileHowe Hillhill · under a mileAppleby Carrwater · under a mileStaveley Lakelake · 3.2 miFoolish Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJacob Smith Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haBebra Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haKnaresborough St John's Playing Fieldpark · under a mile · 2 haHarrogate Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileFysche Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197226 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202645 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 5.4 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon Comm Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryStockwell Road Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPr Naylor Chemist Limited8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Hub Knaresboroughunder a milePolice stationHarrogate Police Station2.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Starbeck, Starbeck1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimarySt Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academyages 4-11, 193 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKnaresborough St John's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 289 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing James's Schoolages 11-18, 1,554 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAskham Bryan College14.0 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationKnaresboroughunder a mileBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate3.0 miBus stops79 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsKnaresborough6 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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