Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 8 min4:34 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:22 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C786 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksFarnley Lakelake · under a mileMill Streamriver · under a mileStream Pointriver · under a mileBarks Hillhill · under a mileWillow Garthhill · under a mileMill Goitwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChevin Forest Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 176 haWharfemeadows Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haTittybottle Parkpark · 1.9 miWharfemeadows Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.3 mi · 7 haTodds Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197217 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202644 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 6.4 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWharfedale Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCharles Street Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyPool Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBoroughgate (Dental Surgery)1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 168 pupils1.5 miPrimaryOtley All Saints CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 212 pupils1.6 miSecondaryOtley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language Collegeages 11-18, 1,641 pupils1.8 miCollegeShipley College7.9 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA3.5 miRailway stationWeeton2.8 miBus stationOtley Bus Station1.9 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS21 postcode district.
