Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,189 residentsin the Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane census areaMedian age 36.94,106 households71% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 5,566 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C697 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 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)
Nearby landmarksLofthouse Hillhill · under a mileCanal Hillhill · under a mileArdsley Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miBushy Cliffe Woodwoodland · under a mileBottom Boat Reachwater · 2.2 miStennard Islandisland · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haOutwood Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 7 haRothwell Pasturespark · 1.6 mi · 14 haLofthouse Recreation Ground Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAlford Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 miJeffrey and Ings Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes161 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197215 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20256 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 13 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 15 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
Broadband99% 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)4,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryLofthouse Surgery13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCarlton Lane Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOutwood Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherSecondaryRodillian Academyages 11-18, 1,615 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOutwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gateages 3-11, 438 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRobin Hood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group2.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationOutwoodunder a mileBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre2.7 miBus stops94 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF3 postcode district.
