Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary3.0 miGP surgeryCollege Lane Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacyunder a mileDentistWakefield Road Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentAckworth Schoolages 2-19, 429 pupilsright herePrimaryAckworth Mill Dam Schoolages 3-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Featherstone Academyages 11-16, 556 pupils1.8 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group7.5 miUniversityLeeds College of Music13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationFitzwilliam2.1 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Station2.7 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
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People11,478 residentsin the Ackworth & Darrington census areaMedian age 47.15,003 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,554 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C625 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksLower Lakelake · 2.3 miBrackenhillhill · under a mileConstitution Hillhill · under a mileMiddle Lakelake · 2.4 miBrackenhill Commonwoodland · 1.2 miHemsworth Marshwetland · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 69 haPurston Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 11 haVale Head Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 14 haBracken Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 4 haFeatherstone Sports Complexsports ground · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 7 Sep 20253 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
