Local servicesHospitalWharfedale Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryMenston Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMenston Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMenston Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMenston Primary Schoolages 5-11, 398 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academyages 11-18, 1,211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurley and Woodhead CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupils1.2 miCollegeShipley College4.2 miUniversityLeeds Trinity University4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA3.5 miRailway stationMenstonunder a mileBus stationOtley Bus Station2.1 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS29 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:35 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:23 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,195 residentsin the Menston & Burley Moor census areaMedian age 48.12,614 households85% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,920 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 43% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C867 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesOtley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 43 haHawksworth Common Recreation Groundpark · 1.5 miGrove Hill Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 2 haNunroyd Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 20 haEast End Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 2 haAireborough Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes146 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 1 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197648 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,814 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 205 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
