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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG4
Telephone code017684
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:32 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:23 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,496 residentsin the Dishforth, Baldersby & Markington census areaMedian age 48.32,763 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,182 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%, construction 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle43% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C671 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 10 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: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 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 landmarksWay of the Roseshistoric site · 1.5 miThe Islandisland · under a mileAldborough Roman Sitehistoric site · 2.4 miBarnard Castlecastle · 3.4 miHigh Sugar Hillhill · 1.1 miLow Sugar Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Lakelake · 2.8 miChurch Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.2 miAllhallows Parkpark · 3.4 miWorkhouse Gardenspark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197232 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202643 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,870 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryDishforth Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyBoroughbridge Pharmacy2.4 miDentistBoroughbridge Dental Centre2.6 miPolice stationRipon Police Station3.7 miCash machineRontec - Ripon (Co-op)3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRoecliffe CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 78 pupils1.7 miPrimaryKirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary Schoolages 2-11, 120 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBoroughbridge High Schoolages 11-16, 388 pupils2.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationKnaresborough6.9 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate8.7 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseYork2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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