Local servicesHospitalNurses Home Meanwood Park Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryThe Avenue Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAlwoodley Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNursery Lane (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools18 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 5-11, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlwoodley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 464 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAllerton High Schoolages 11-18, 1,764 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College3.3 miUniversityLeeds Beckett University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA4.2 miRailway stationHorsforth3.0 miBus stationLeeds City Bus StationLeeds City Centre4.3 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:22 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,434 residentsin the Alwoodley census areaMedian age 46.02,988 households87% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright1% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,442 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C799 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesMoortown Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haHeath Nurserypark · under a mile · 5 haGolden Acre Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 44 haMeanwood Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 21 haMoortown Rugby Union Football Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haBedquilts Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 24 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197216 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202649 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,133 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
