Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:34 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,647 residentsin the Burmantofts census areaMedian age 31.83,229 households24% of homes owner-occupied12% owned outright41% social rented, 34% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting13.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,733 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 20%, administrative services 9%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 45% go by car, 22% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 71%7% 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 1°C684 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesEast End Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haHalton Deanspark · 1.4 mi · 34 haPotternewton Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haFoundry Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileFearnville Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 27 haMilitary Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 51 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes147 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197216 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 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 16 · PM2.5 7.9 · 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
Broadband100% 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)3,364 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt James' Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHarehills Community Health Centre52 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyLeedsfirst Pharmacy36 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools36 primary, 7 secondary, 3 all-through, 2 independent, 5 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryCo-op Academy Nightingaleages 4-11, 395 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCo-op Academy Woodlandsages 3-11, 406 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTrinity Academy Leedsages 11-16, 1,182 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeeds College of Building1.1 miUniversityLeeds College of Music1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA7.4 miRailway stationLeeds1.8 miBus stationLeeds City Bus StationLeeds City Centre1.3 miBus stops170 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS9 postcode district.
