Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:35 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,233 residentsin the New Farnley & Lower Wortley census areaMedian age 39.13,250 households69% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 3,810 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle81% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C706 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Nearby landmarksCockers Daledale · 1.1 miTroy Daledale · 1.2 miBarker Hillhill · under a mileHart Hillhill · under a mileRoker Lane Bottomvalley · 1.2 miGamble Hill Valevalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNew Farnley Parkpark · under a mileFarnley Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haCliff Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 13 haThe Manor Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 53 haCobden Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWortley Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes149 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 202512 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 12 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 12 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
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)3,445 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 145 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryJarvis Eh11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyFreemans Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistGenix Health Care1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherIndependentCore Training and Development limitedages 8-16, 13 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Farnley Academyages 11-18, 1,492 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCobden Primary Schoolages 3-11under a mileCollegeLuminate Education Group3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Leeds3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA6.5 miRailway stationCottingley1.4 miBus stationPudsey Bus Station2.3 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS12 postcode district.
