Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,039 residentsin the Middleton Town Street census areaMedian age 37.13,417 households63% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright18% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,958 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 57% go by car, 9% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C737 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 27 haRothwell Pasturespark · 1.5 mi · 14 haCross Flatts Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 17 haHunslet Parkside Amateur Rugby League Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCopley Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLeeds Urban Bike Parksports ground · 1.2 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes159 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197214 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20258 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 14 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 14 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
Broadband100% 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)3,542 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryLeeds Vps15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKamsons Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTown Street Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools17 primary, 4 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySharp Lane Primary Schoolages 3-11, 570 pupilsright hereSecondaryCockburn Laurence Calvert Academyages 11-16, 1,023 pupilsunder a milePrimaryClapgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 442 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeeds College of Building3.8 miUniversityLeeds College of Music3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.8 miRailway stationOutwood2.3 miBus stationLeeds City Bus StationLeeds City Centre3.4 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS10 postcode district.
