Local servicesHospitalBradford Royal Infirmary1.9 miGP surgeryCowgill42 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStation Road Pharmacy27 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi45 schools32 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryClayton Village Academyages 4-11, 191 pupilsright herePrimaryClayton St John CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 364 pupilsright hereSecondaryBeckfoot Thorntonages 11-16, 1,243 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA8.6 miRailway stationBradford Forster Square2.8 miBus stationBradford Interchange Bus StationBradford City Centre2.8 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,285 residentsin the Clayton census areaMedian age 39.23,302 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright13% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,511 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 5% 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 languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,023 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksSheep Hillhill · under a mileChat Hillhill · under a mileChellow Dene Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miChellow Dean Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miHeadley Cloughvalley · 1.5 miSlack Damwater · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileHorton Bank Country Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haBrackenhill Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haClayton Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 15 haAsa Briggs Parkplaying field · under a mileGirlington Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197642 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 10 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 10 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,443 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 316 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
