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Go Karting 11 Theatres 10 Art Galleries 10 Lakes 9 Stadiums 8 Holiday Parks 8 Aquariums 8 Museums 8 Golf Courses 7 Park and Gardens 6 Exhibition and Trade Centres 6 Nature Reserves 5 Golf Driving Ranges 5 Theme Parks 4 Zoos 2 Cathedrals 2 Racecourses 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 2

Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryGarforth Medical Centre12 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCohens Chemist7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistGarforth Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryStrawberry Fields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Benedict's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 200 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGarforth Academyages 11-18, 1,897 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeeds College of Building6.0 miUniversityLeeds College of Music5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationGarforthunder a mileBus stationSeacroft Bus Station3.5 miBus stops99 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS25 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS25 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtLS25
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,299 residentsin the Garforth West census areaMedian age 45.92,791 households69% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,951 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 50% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C677 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 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 landmarksGarforth Cliffhill · under a mileRainbow Lakelake · 2.4 miSkylark Lakelake · 2.5 miRoach Hillhill · 1.4 miForest Plainforest · 3.2 miCrawshaw Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGarforth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 58 haGarforth Cricket and Social Clubplaying field · under a mileTemple Newsam Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 341 haChurch Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGarforth Squash and Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileHalton Deanspark · 3.2 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes149 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197220 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20257 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 11 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 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
Broadband96% 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)2,835 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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Holiday Parks

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Aquariums

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Museums

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Golf Courses

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Park and Gardens

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Exhibition and Trade Centres

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Nature Reserves

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Golf Driving Ranges

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Theme Parks

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Zoos

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Cathedrals

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