Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:36 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:23 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,409 residentsin the Oakworth & Laycock census areaMedian age 43.42,710 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,113 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle62% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,112 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksRedcar Tarnlake · 1.0 miMorkin Pit Waterfallwaterfall · 1.8 miLumb Hillhill · under a mileOwl Hillhill · under a mileTodley Cloughvalley · under a mileHill Cloughvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBranshaw Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haHolden Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 6 haLund Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 6 haCliffe Castle Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 14 haCastle Hill Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes150 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197640 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202641 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,693 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 150 to 349 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAiredale General Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryOakworth Medical Practice7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLaycock Academyages 4-11, 79 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMerlin Top Primary Academyages 3-11, 343 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBeckfoot Oakbankages 11-18, 1,394 pupils1.4 miCollegeShipley College7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationKeighley2.2 miBus stationKeighley Bus Station1.9 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD22 postcode district.
