Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryIreland Wood Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHorsforth - Pharmacy Plus Health11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistIvory Dental Practice LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySt Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupilsright herePrimaryBroadgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 421 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHorsforth Schoolages 11-18, 1,837 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNotre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College4.0 miUniversityLeeds Trinity Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA1.9 miRailway stationHorsforthunder a mileBus stationPudsey Bus Station3.4 miBus stops149 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:22 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,662 residentsin the Horsforth West census areaMedian age 41.72,531 households86% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright2% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,953 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 15%, health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 40% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C797 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksMiddle Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miHorn Hillhill · under a mileYeadon Tarnlake · 2.4 miAbbey Mill Racewater · 1.0 miMill Pondpond · under a mileMoseley Bottomvalley · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHorsforth Hall Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haBramley Fall Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 33 haWest Park Fieldpark · 1.5 mi · 18 haHorsforth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 43 haBroadgate Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileYarnbury Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197213 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 13 Sep 202648 mi away, Sedbergh, CumbriaSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 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
Broadband93% 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)2,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation139 m456 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
