Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:25 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,761 residentsin the Bedale & Snape census areaMedian age 51.13,097 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright14% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,263 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 10% walk or cycle43% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C855 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksMouser Hillhill · under a mileGospel Hillhill · under a mileJervaulx Abbeyhistoric site · 2.8 miThe Islandisland · 2.1 miWind Hillshills · 1.8 miPoozie Forestwalk or trail · 1.8 miEelmire Dubwater · 1.3 miEllington Deepwater · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Walled Gardenpark · 1.9 miThe Greenplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197240 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,424 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFriary Hospital9.8 miGP surgeryGlebe House Surgery3.2 miPharmacyWell3.2 miDentistBedale Dental Practice3.3 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceBedale3.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Masham, Masham3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryThornton Watlass Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 13 pupils1.1 miIndependentAysgarth Schoolages 2-14, 229 pupils2.0 miSecondaryBedale High Schoolages 11-16, 555 pupils3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME19 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA28 miRailway stationNorthallerton10 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough28 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMasham3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HG4 postcode district.
