Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 6 min4:36 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 25 min8:22 am – 3:48 pm
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People11,568 residentsin the Queensbury census areaMedian age 41.54,982 households73% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright7% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,892 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle73% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,029 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksSheep Hillhill · under a mileRoyd Hillhill · 1.0 miHeadley Cloughvalley · 1.0 miSoil Hill Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miBowl Shaw Cloughvalley · 1.2 miShibden Daledale · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLittlemoor Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haHorton Bank Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 12 haQueensbury Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 13 haVictoria Parkpark · 1.2 miRussell Hall Parkplaying field · under a mileFoxhill Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes163 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197641 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202649 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 8.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband99% 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)5,042 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation328 m1,076 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 205 to 354 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLynfield Mount Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryThe Willows Medical Practice13 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialSecondaryTrinity Academy Bradfordages 11-16, 914 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRussell Hall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFoxhill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBradford College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA10 miRailway stationHalifax3.4 miBus stationHalifax Bus StationHalifax Town Centre3.2 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD13 postcode district.
