Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,652 residentsin the Methley census areaMedian age 42.93,174 households75% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,795 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% 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 languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C676 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August34 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)
Nearby landmarksLapwing Lakelake · under a mileSkylark Lakelake · under a mileThe Oxbow Lakeswater · under a mileSheldon Hillhill · 1.1 miForest Plainforest · 2.1 miHorselock Daledale · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPark Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haValley Gardenspark · 1.6 miQueen's Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 6 haWhitwood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 32 haBetty's Gardenpark · 2.1 miWheldon Roadplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200849 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20254 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Methley Park Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryNova Scotia Medical Cntr9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllerton Bywater Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistArmstrong Haire And Associates1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAllerton Bywater Primary Schoolages 2-11, 386 pupilsright hereSecondaryBrigshaw High Schoolages 11-18, 1,321 pupils1.0 miPrimaryLady Elizabeth Hastings CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 145 pupils1.1 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group6.9 miUniversityLeeds College of Music7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationCastleford1.6 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station1.5 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF10 postcode district.
