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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF9
Telephone code01798
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,688 residentsin the Kinsley & Fitzwilliam census areaMedian age 36.22,734 households52% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright32% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,853 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 25%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 9%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 68% go by car, 8% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher33% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%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°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 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 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.2 miMiddle Lakelake · 1.3 miHorncastle Hillhill · under a mileConstitution Hillhill · 1.3 miWintersett Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miAnglers Country Parkwalk or trail · 2.3 miTaylor Woodwoodland · under a mileCold Hiendley Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFitzwilliam Country Parkpark · under a mile · 69 haAnglers Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 63 haVale Head Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 14 haBracken Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haHavercroft and Ryhill Sports and Youth Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 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 20254 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 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 broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,939 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontefract General Infirmary4.7 miGP surgeryKinsley Health Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKinsley Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRockingham House Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry LTDright herePolice stationWest Yorkshire PolicePontefract3.8 miCash machineKinsley Premier Stores (LOCK SWAP), Kinsleyunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryFitzwilliam Primary Schoolages 2-11, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKing's Meadow Academyages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Hemsworthages 11-18, 1,101 pupils1.8 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group6.3 miUniversityLeeds College of Music12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA20 miRailway stationFitzwilliamunder a mileBus stationHemsworth Bus Station1.9 miBus stops31 within a mileEV chargingAckworth Car Park1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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