See what's open near youpubs, restaurants, shops and more, by distance from where you are
Home > West Yorkshire > Featherstone

Featherstone West Yorkshire

Shops

Butcher Shops 6 Sewing Shops 4 Body Piercing Shops 4 Bed Shops 3 Dress Shops 2 Shopping Malls 1 Garden Furniture Shops 1 Bicycle Repair Shops 1 Upholstery Shops 1 Barber Shops 1 Other Shops 7

Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary2.2 miGP surgerySt Thomas Road Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
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 mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF7 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF7 postcode district.

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 miAckton Pond Woodwoodland · under a mileJoe's Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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





Butcher Shops

Butcher Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Sewing Shops

Sewing Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Body Piercing Shops

Body Piercing Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Bed Shops

Bed Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Dress Shops

Dress Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Shopping Malls

Shopping Malls in Featherstone

 

 

Garden Furniture Shops

Garden Furniture Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Bicycle Repair Shops

Bicycle Repair Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Upholstery Shops

Upholstery Shops in Featherstone

 

  • Sinclaire - Dewsbury

    Shaw Cross House, Horace Waller V C Parade, Shaw Cross Business Park, Dewsbury, WF12 7RF · 10.4 mi

 

Barber Shops

Barber Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Other Shops

Other Shops in Featherstone

 

 

Add venues to this section



Best reviews

Top Butcher Shops in Featherstone

 

Top Sewing Shops in Featherstone

 

Top Body Piercing Shops in Featherstone

 

Top Bed Shops in Featherstone

Bed Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Dress Shops in Featherstone

Dress Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Shopping Malls in Featherstone

Shopping Malls yet to be reviewed

 

Top Garden Furniture Shops in Featherstone

Garden Furniture Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Bicycle Repair Shops in Featherstone

Bicycle Repair Shops yet to be reviewed

 

Top Upholstery Shops in Featherstone

 

Top Barber Shops in Featherstone

 

Top Other Shops in Featherstone