Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:35 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:23 am – 3:47 pm
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People7,788 residentsin the Riddlesden & East Morton census areaMedian age 44.03,193 households83% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright1% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,750 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C930 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haCliffe Castle Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 14 haFardew Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 26 haDevonshire Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 5 haKing George V Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haLow Wood Scout Activity Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes148 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197643 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202643 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: 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 7.2 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,245 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 288 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAiredale General Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryIntergrated Outreach Team11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTime Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSkipton Road (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryRiddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 440 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEastwood Community Schoolages 2-11, 464 pupils1.0 miSecondaryCarlton Keighleyages 11-16, 809 pupils1.5 miCollegeShipley College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bradford7.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA9.0 miRailway stationKeighley1.2 miBus stationKeighley Bus Station1.4 miBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BD20 postcode district.
