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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People6,996 residentsin the Bramhope & Pool-in-Wharfedale census areaMedian age 47.92,899 households87% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright4% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,248 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C792 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksWest Hillhill · under a mileHunger Hillhill · under a mileYeadon Tarnlake · 2.8 miStream Pointriver · 1.9 miBreary Marshwetland · under a mileAdel Damwater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGolden Acre Parkpark · under a mile · 44 haChevin Forest Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 176 haCookridge Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 59 haWest Parksports ground · under a mile · 13 haHolt Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haArthington Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes146 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 202646 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.6 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,193 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNurses Home Meanwood Park Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryBramhope Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStancliffe Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBramhope Primary Schoolages 4-11, 431 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 168 pupils1.4 miSecondaryRalph Thoresby Schoolages 11-18, 987 pupils1.8 miCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College5.5 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA2.4 miRailway stationHorsforth2.6 miBus stationOtley Bus Station3.7 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS16 postcode district.
