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
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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°C951 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksIlkley Beachbeach · 1.6 miBeanlands Islandisland · 1.2 miWilly Hall's Spoutwaterfall · 2.3 miThe Tarnlake · 2.0 miBore Hillhill · under a mileWarren Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCenturion Meadows Community Orchardpark · 1.5 miRiverside Gardenspark · 2.0 mi · 4 haGrange Parkpark · 2.0 miBen Rhydding Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 13 haBackstone Beck Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.3 miMiddleton Sports Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes151 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202646 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 4.9 · 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
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoronation Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryIlkley Cash Clinic6 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacySprings Lane - Pharmacy Plus Health3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistU Dentistry Limited1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independentIndependentWestville House Schoolages 2-11, 85 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBen Rhydding Primary Schoolages 4-111.3 miSecondaryIlkley Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 2,219 pupils1.8 miCollegeShipley College6.9 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA6.9 miRailway stationBen Rhydding1.1 miBus stationIlkley Bus Station1.9 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS29 postcode district.
