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 October39 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)
Parks and green spacesReid's Parkpark · under a mileCarr Lodge Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 10 haBretton Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 207 haWindy Bank Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGreen Parkplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haPaintballing Centresports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes195 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 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 20259 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPinderfields Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryMiddlestown3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyNetherton Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Bungalow Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySitlington Netherton Junior and Infant Schoolages 3-11, 183 pupilsright herePrimaryHorbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academyages 3-11, 125 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHorbury Academyages 11-16, 1,070 pupils1.5 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Huddersfield8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA16 miRailway stationWakefield Westgate3.8 miBus stationOssett Bus Station2.3 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF4 postcode district.
