Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 4 min4:36 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 27 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People5,750 residentsin the Netherton & Middlestown census areaMedian age 49.02,484 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,734 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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 2°C669 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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 landmarksChapel Hillhill · under a mileBroad Oak Hillhill · 1.4 miUpper Lakelake · 3.1 miLower Lakelake · 3.2 miSun Woodwoodland · under a milePerkin Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThornhill Rectory Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 10 haReid's Parkpark · 1.2 miBretton Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 207 haWindy Bank Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miOverthorpe Parksports ground · 1.4 mi · 6 haGreen Parkplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes197 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197648 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202510 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 8.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub4.2 miGP surgeryMiddlestown4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyMiddlestown Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Bungalow Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryMiddlestown Primary Academyages 2-11, 217 pupilsright hereSecondaryThornhill Community Academy, A Share Academyages 11-16, 902 pupils1.0 miPrimarySitlington Netherton Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 183 pupils1.0 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA15 miRailway stationRavensthorpe2.9 miBus stationOssett Bus Station2.3 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF4 postcode district.
