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