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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtHG4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:32 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:24 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,329 residentsin the Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton census areaMedian age 46.42,529 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,374 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 15% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C720 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°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 landmarksFlasks Lakelake · 1.5 miLingham Waterlake · 1.5 miQuarry Hillhill · under a mileForty Feet Fallwaterfall · 2.5 miHoney Hillhill · under a mileOld Mill Streamriver · 1.7 miNorton Conyers House and Gardenshistoric site · 3.5 miFivepondswater · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miHimalayan Garden and Sculpture Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 29 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197236 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202636 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRipon And District Community Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryMasham & Kirkby Malzeard Surgery3.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.0 miDentistRipon Dental Centre4.4 miPolice stationRipon Police Station5.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Masham, Masham3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Nicholas Church of England Primary School, West Tanfieldages 3-11, 53 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNorth Stainley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 19 pupils1.5 miSecondaryRipon Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 957 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME22 miMajor airportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationThirsk8.8 miBus stationBus Stn Stand 4Harrogate15 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbrough30 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkLightwater Valley Car ParkNorth Stainley with Sleningford2.1 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsMasham3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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