Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:33 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:20 am – 3:45 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°C601 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesGateforth Greenpark · 3.3 miThe Greenpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200845 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202649 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 13 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
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary5.9 miGP surgeryMonk Fryston Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMilford Pharmacy1.4 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryMonk Fryston Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouth Milford Primary Schoolages 5-11, 190 pupils1.3 miSecondarySherburn High Schoolages 11-18, 951 pupils2.3 miCollegeAskham Bryan College11.3 miUniversityLeeds College of Music12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA19 miRailway stationSouth Milford1.6 miBus stationPontefract Bus Station5.7 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS25 postcode district.
