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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People7,434 residentsin the Alwoodley census areaMedian age 46.02,988 households87% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright1% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,442 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C799 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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 landmarksEccup Reservoirreservoir · under a mileBlack Hillhill · 1.1 miAdel Damwater · 1.2 miRawden Hillhill · 1.5 miMoortown Service Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miUpper Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGolden Acre Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 44 haSand Moor Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haHeath Nurserypark · 1.5 mi · 5 haMeanwood Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 21 haBedquilts Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 24 haMoortown Rugby Union Football Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197217 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,133 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNurses Home Meanwood Park Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryThe Avenue Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyAlwoodley Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistEastmoor Secure Childrens Home Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academyages 5-11, 198 pupils1.7 miSecondaryLeeds Jewish Free Schoolages 11-18, 131 pupils1.7 miPrimaryBrodetsky Primary Schoolages 2-11, 214 pupils1.7 miCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College4.6 miUniversityLeeds Beckett University3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA4.1 miRailway stationWeeton3.3 miBus stationLeeds City Bus StationLeeds City Centre5.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS16 postcode district.
