Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:34 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,833 residentsin the Eggborough, Kellington & Smeaton census areaMedian age 46.93,688 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,444 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle30% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 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)
Nearby landmarksCastle Hillhill · under a mileCusworth Hillhill · 1.2 miBrockadalevalley · 1.0 miCastle Hill Woodwoodland · 1.1 miShirley Poollake · 4.3 miFishpond Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCampsall Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 36 haWarren Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 20 haCarleton Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200840 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202647 mi away, Grimsby, LincolnshireSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,717 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary4.9 miGP surgeryGreenview Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyLo's Pharmacy2.7 miDentistOasis3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryKirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 105 pupilsright hereSecondaryCampsmount Academyages 11-18, 710 pupils1.8 miPrimaryNorton Infant Schoolages 3-7, 220 pupils1.9 miCollegeDN Colleges Group8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA24 miRailway stationSouth Elmsall4.4 miBus stationSouth Elmsall Bus Station4.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF8 postcode district.
