Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 9 min4:35 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 22 min8:25 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,159 residentsin the Skipton North & Upper Wharfedale census areaMedian age 55.14,580 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,706 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 46% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,418 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December62 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksRylstone Crosshistoric site · 1.8 miLinton Fallswaterfall · 2.0 miSkelterton Hillhill · under a mileFell Beckriver · under a mileCarden Hillhill · under a mileFort Gregoryhistoric site · 3.2 miUpper Barden Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miGrassington, National Park Centre , Grassingtonwalk or trail · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBurnsall Greenpark · 2.6 miLow Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202634 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation274 m899 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 171 to 451 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSkipton Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryGrassington Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyGrassington Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationNorth Yorkshire PoliceSkipton5.3 miCash machineBarclays ATMNorth Yorkshire2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCracoe and Rylstone Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 44 pupils1.1 miPrimaryThreshfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 115 pupils2.0 miSecondaryUpper Wharfedale Schoolages 11-16, 351 pupils2.3 miCollegeCraven College5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationGargrave5.5 miBus stationBus StationEarby9.8 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSkipton5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD23 postcode district.
