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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.

County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG4
Telephone code01525
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:25 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,494 residentsin the Masham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley census areaMedian age 52.12,376 households70% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,685 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle40% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,067 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 5 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: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDruid's Templehistoric site · under a mileLeighton Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLake Superiorlake · 2.4 miClints Hillhill · 1.2 miDeep Gill Forcewaterfall · 3.2 miBales Hillhill · 1.3 miThe Bottomsvalley · 1.1 miRoundhill Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHimalayan Garden and Sculpture Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197235 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202644 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,514 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 274 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital11 miGP surgeryMasham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery3.9 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.9 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice7.5 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station7.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Masham, Masham3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationNorthallerton15 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMasham3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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