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County or areaNorth Yorkshire
Postcode districtLS21
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:34 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 23 min8:23 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,133 residentsin the Menwith, Beckwithshaw & Denton Moor census areaMedian age 52.42,599 households79% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright4% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,083 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C915 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.1 miGrassgarth Hillhill · under a mileThe Goitwater · under a mileWood Hillhill · 1.2 miWood Bottomvalley · 1.1 miHundwith Gillvalley · 1.1 miIlkley Roman Forthistoric site · 3.5 miThe Twelve Apostles Stone Circlehistoric site · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCenturion Meadows Community Orchardpark · 1.1 miGrange Parkpark · 1.2 miThe Greenpark · 2.3 miEast End Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197650 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202647 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 4.8 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,738 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWharfedale Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryGrange Park Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyCohens Chemist1.2 miDentistThe Burley Dental Suite1.3 miPolice stationOtley Police Station2.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Burley in Wharfedale - Main Street, Burley In Wharfedale1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentPrimaryAskwith Primary Schoolages 3-11, 105 pupilsright hereIndependentGhyll Royd School and Pre-Schoolages 2-11, 92 pupils1.0 miSecondaryOtley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,641 pupils2.2 miCollegeShipley College6.8 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA5.5 miRailway stationBurley-in-Wharfedale1.7 miBus stationOtley Bus Station2.6 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkCourthouse Street Car ParkOtley2.5 miEV chargingWYCA North Parade, Otley2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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