Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub1.9 miGP surgeryBlackburn Rd.medical Ctr.25 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell20 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHigh Street Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools24 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryBirstall Primary Academyages 4-11, 187 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years Schoolages 3-11, 187 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBatley Girls' High Schoolages 11-19, 1,415 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College5.9 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.4 miRailway stationBatley2.1 miBus stationBatley Bus Station1.5 miBus stops145 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF17 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People9,671 residentsin the Birstall census areaMedian age 40.14,243 households63% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright21% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,601 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle70% 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 higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C708 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksCastle Hillhill · 1.2 miBirkenshaw Bottomsvalley · 1.3 miRidings Woodwoodland · under a mileSpen Valley Bottomsvalley · 1.8 miChurch Woodwoodland · under a mileAndrew Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOakwell Hall Country Parkpark · under a mile · 45 haJessop Parkpark · 1.4 miRoyds Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haBirstall Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileJohn Curwen Academy Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haHowley Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 53 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 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 202512 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 13 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 13 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
Broadband100% 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)4,410 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
