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 – 3:47 pm
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People6,971 residentsin the Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe census areaMedian age 40.13,000 households57% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright32% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,209 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C752 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksHumley Hillhill · under a mileWoodmoor Hillhill · under a mileNewmiller Damwater · under a mileCalder Islandisland · 1.7 miStennard Islandisland · 2.6 miBobwater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNewmillerdam Country Parkpark · under a mile · 97 haPugneys Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 99 haNewmillerdam Village Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haDurkar Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWooley Parkgolf course · 1.4 mi · 56 haSandal Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes183 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 20257 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryChapelthorpe3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLo's Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSandal Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryHendal Primary Schoolages 3-11, 410 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKettlethorpe High Schoolages 11-16, 1,616 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrigglestone St James CofE Primary Academyages 4-11, 296 pupils1.0 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.3 miUniversityLeeds College of Music11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA17 miRailway stationSandal & Agbrigg1.9 miBus stationPeterson RoadWakefield3.0 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF2 postcode district.
