Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,448 residentsin the Churwell census areaMedian age 42.52,817 households79% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,392 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 6% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C698 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 spacesChurwell Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haLewisham Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haScatcherd Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 5 haMillshaw Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 3 haElland Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLeeds Urban Bike Parksports ground · 1.2 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197212 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 14 · PM2.5 7.7 · 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
Broadband99% 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)2,966 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryShenstone House Surgery28 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell22 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSafe Dental Practice1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryChurwell Primary Academyages 3-11, 467 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLift Cottingleyages 2-11, 242 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCockburn Schoolages 11-16, 1,248 pupils1.2 miCollegeLuminate Education Group3.1 miUniversityLeeds College of Music3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA8.0 miRailway stationCottingleyunder a mileBus stationDyer StreetLeeds City Centre3.3 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS27 postcode district.
