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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtDL8
Telephone code01765
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:33 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:25 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,554 residentsin the Leyburn, Middleham & Tunstall census areaMedian age 54.13,945 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,967 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 10%, farming, forestry and fishing 9%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,157 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December68 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksGreat Forcewaterfall · 1.6 miCoverham Abbeyhistoric site · 2.0 miMill Hillhill · under a mileLampat Hillhill · under a mileBolton Hall, North Yorkshirehistoric site · 2.9 miCaygill Scarvalley · under a mileCoverdalevalley · 1.2 miDeighton Wathwater · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197238 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202639 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,196 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation252 m827 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 173 to 354 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital12 miGP surgeryLeyburn Medical Practice4.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.0 miDentistLeyburn Dental Practice3.9 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire Police - Leyburn Police Station4.1 miCash machineCentral Stores, Middleham3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME25 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA29 miRailway stationGarsdale18 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMasham9.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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