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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF1
Telephone code01806
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 5 min4:35 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 26 min8:21 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,500 residentsin the Outwood West census areaMedian age 42.53,675 households71% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,145 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 57% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C694 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRobin Hood Hillhill · under a mileSnow Hillhill · under a mileStennard Islandisland · 2.4 miArdsley Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miCalder Islandisland · 3.1 miBottom Boat Reachwater · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOutwood Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haWrenthorpe Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 24 haAlford Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileStanley Grove Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.1 miWakefield Sports Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197215 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20256 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 7.3 · 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
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)4,006 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOutwood Park Medical Centre21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOutwood Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOutwood Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryOutwood Primary Academy Ledger Laneages 3-11, 456 pupilsright herePrimaryRooks Nest Academyages 2-11, 368 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Grange Academyages 11-18, 1,900 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group1.5 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationOutwoodunder a mileBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre1.6 miBus stops120 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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