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 – 3:47 pm
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People8,824 residentsin the Morley East census areaMedian age 36.73,990 households60% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright16% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 4,811 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 50% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C740 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesScatcherd Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haLewisham Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haScarth Gardenspark · under a mileHowley Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 53 haHembrigg Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haMarshall Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes153 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197649 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 15 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 13 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)4,228 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewsbury & District Hospital-Combined Elective Surgical Hub3.7 miGP surgerySouth Queen Medical Centre17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHalo Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSafe Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentQueenswood Schoolages 4-11, 24 pupilsright herePrimarySeven Hills Primary Schoolages 3-11, 424 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Morley Academyages 11-18, 1,410 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLuminate Education Group4.2 miUniversityLeeds College of Music4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA8.8 miRailway stationMorleyunder a mileBus stationBatley Bus Station2.4 miBus stops146 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS27 postcode district.
