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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF7
Telephone code01862
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:34 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,039 residentsin the Featherstone census areaMedian age 38.34,002 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright29% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,120 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · 1.9 miMiddle Lakelake · 2.2 miStrawberry Hillhill · under a milePark Hillhill · 1.5 miQueen's Mill Castlefordhistoric site · 3.5 miAckton Pond Woodwoodland · under a mileJoe's Woodwoodland · 1.2 miTickle Cock Bridgebridge · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPurston Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haFeatherstone Memorial Gardenspark · under a milePontefract Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 76 haPontefract and District Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 46 haVicarage Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMill Pond Stadiumplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20251 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for 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)4,416 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary2.2 miGP surgerySt Thomas Road Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationNormanton Police Station2.0 miCash machineYorkshire Bank3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 sixth formPrimaryFeatherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior Schoolages 7-11, 314 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFeatherstone Purston Infant Schoolages 3-7, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Featherstone Academyages 11-16, 556 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group6.1 miUniversityLeeds College of Music11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA18 miRailway stationFeatherstoneunder a mileBus stationPontefract Bus Station2.2 miBus stops59 within a mileCar parkMarket Place Upper Car ParkWest Yorkshire2.2 miEV chargingAspire in the Park Charger 21.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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