Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:20 am – 3:46 pm
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People7,652 residentsin the Methley census areaMedian age 42.93,174 households75% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,795 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August33 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesMethley Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haWhitwood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 32 haWater Haigh Woodland Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 8 haWood Row Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSpringhead Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 21 haHaw Hill Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200850 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20253 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Methley Park Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHealth Care First Partnership5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMethley Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBeechwood Dental Care2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryMethley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastleford Three Lane Ends Academyages 3-11, 401 pupils1.6 miSecondaryOulton Academyages 11-16, 1,132 pupils1.9 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group5.0 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA14 miRailway stationWoodlesford2.0 miBus stationCastleford Bus Station Coach Stop2.3 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS26 postcode district.
