Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,481 residentsin the Aberford, Barwick & Thorner census areaMedian age 49.42,875 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,039 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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 1°C680 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 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)
Nearby landmarksParlington Hallhistoric site · under a mileGarforth War Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miWendel Hillhill · 1.1 miHall Tower Hillhill · 1.2 miOld Woodwoodland · under a mileWildernesswoodland · under a mileWothersome Lakelake · 3.7 miWhitewells Bottomvalley · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGarforth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 58 haBerwick in Elmet Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Gardenspark · 3.0 mi · 27 haTemple Newsam Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 341 haHalton Deanspark · 4.0 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197221 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20259 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,100 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEpd Service - Wards At Seacroft Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryElmwood Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationGarforth Police StationLeeds2.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Garforth, Garforth2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBarwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAberford Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 99 pupils1.2 miSecondaryGarforth Academyages 11-18, 1,897 pupils2.5 miCollegeLeeds College of Building6.7 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA12 miRailway stationGarforth1.8 miBus stationSeacroft Bus Station3.5 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationGarforth1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LS25 postcode district.
