Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,912 residentsin the Upper Batley & Soothill census areaMedian age 36.52,548 households66% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,916 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 23%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%4% 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 1°C733 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Parks and green spacesBatley Memorial Parkpark · under a mileWilton Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haJessop Parkpark · under a mileHowley Hall Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 53 haCarters Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haKickabout Areasports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes173 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 14 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)2,769 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub1.2 miGP surgeryBatley Health Centre Surgery29 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWellington House Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistEclipse Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools30 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 3 otherPrimaryBatley Parish CofE Primary Academyages 3-11, 201 pupilsright hereSecondaryUpper Batley High Schoolages 11-16, 784 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPark Road Junior Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group5.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationBatleyunder a mileBus stationBatley Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops167 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF17 postcode district.
