Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:33 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,481 residentsin the Aberford, Barwick & Thorner census areaMedian age 49.42,875 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,039 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C685 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksWothersome Lakelake · 1.5 miBardsey Castle Hillcastle · 3.2 miParlington Hallhistoric site · 2.7 miLimekiln Hillhill · 1.2 miWendel Hillhill · 1.4 miWhitewells Bottomvalley · 1.2 miNorwood Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miT Pondpond · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Gardenspark · under a mile · 27 haBerwick in Elmet Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miHawthorn Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 6 haMill Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes143 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197222 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202511 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 7.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyWhinmoor Pharmacy2.9 miDentistScholes Dental Care2.4 miPolice stationKillingbeck Police StationLeeds4.3 miCash machineNisa - Milco Supersave Whinmore2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThorner Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBarwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 208 pupils1.6 miSecondaryJohn Smeaton Academyages 11-18, 677 pupils3.2 miCollegeLeeds College of Building6.8 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA11 miRailway stationGarforth4.0 miBus stationSeacroft Bus Station3.6 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLeedsunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS15 postcode district.
