Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,411 residentsin the Hambleton, Monk Fryston & Byram census areaMedian age 48.13,285 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,521 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle36% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C647 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August36 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 mi · 2 haMiner's Welfare Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haQueen's Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haPontefract Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 76 haFryston Quarry Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20255 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 8.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary3.8 miGP surgeryTieve Tara4 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyTieve Tara - Pharmacy Plus Health2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistAiredale Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFairburn Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 87 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurton Salmon Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 64 pupils1.3 miSecondaryAiredale Academyages 11-18, 1,008 pupils1.8 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group9.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationKnottingley2.9 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station3.1 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF11 postcode district.
