Local servicesHospitalEccleshill Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryWest Lodge Surgery23 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistFarsley Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools28 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryFarsley Springbank Primary Schoolages 4-11, 417 pupilsright herePrimaryFarsley Westroyd Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCo-op Academy Priesthorpeages 11-16, 1,013 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College4.0 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA3.8 miRailway stationNew Pudseyunder a mileBus stationPudsey Bus Station1.1 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS28 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:47 pm
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People8,651 residentsin the Calverley & Farsley North census areaMedian age 41.33,718 households77% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,582 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C848 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksFarsley Beck Bottomvalley · under a mileCoal Hillhill · under a mileOwlcotes Hillhill · under a mileMill Pondpond · under a mileTroy Daledale · 2.1 miLittlemoor Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarsden Memorial Gardenspark · within reachWestroyd Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haStanningley Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haCalverley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 68 haHainsworth Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileRed Lane Groundplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197648 mi away, WidnesMost 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 12 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 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
Broadband97% 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)3,799 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 166 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
