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 – 3:46 pm
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People8,521 residentsin the Rothwell Outer census areaMedian age 42.23,656 households73% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,256 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C697 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November36 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesRothwell Pasturespark · under a mile · 14 haLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 27 haSpringhead Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 21 haUnicorn Allotmentsallotments · under a mileOulton Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 3 haRothwell Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes160 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197215 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20256 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 12 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 14 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
Broadband98% 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)3,822 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Methley Park Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryRothwell Health Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCarlton Lane Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFp Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryCarlton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 323 pupilsright herePrimaryRobin Hood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRodillian Academyages 11-18, 1,615 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.8 miUniversityLeeds College of Music4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationOutwood1.9 miBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre3.8 miBus stops87 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF3 postcode district.
