Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:19 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°C645 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June36 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 landmarksUpton Beaconhill · under a mileShepherd's Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileThe Beckriver · 2.6 miLower Lakelake · 4.0 miMiddle Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 69 haVale Head Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 14 haLangthwaite Commonpark · 2.6 miMinsthorpe Sports and Fitnesssports ground · 1.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200843 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20255 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 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
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary4.3 miGP surgeryThorpe Lane Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLo's Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistWakefield Road Dental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBadsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsright herePrimaryUpton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 453 pupils1.4 miSecondaryMinsthorpe Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,609 pupils1.9 miCollegeBarnsley College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA22 miRailway stationMoorthorpe2.3 miBus stationHemsworth Bus Station2.4 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF9 postcode district.
