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County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtLS14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 7 min4:34 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 24 min8:21 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,630 residentsin the Scarcroft, Shadwell & Scholes census areaMedian age 49.02,352 households89% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,640 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C675 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMaiden Moor Hillhill · under a mileScarcroft Hillhill · 1.0 miWothersome Lakelake · 2.6 miUpper Lakelake · 2.6 miScarcroft Plantationswoodland · under a mileNorwood Bottomsvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScarcroft Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 46 haThe Gardenspark · 2.7 mi · 27 haHawthorn Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haSpecialist Gardenspark · 2.7 mi · 3 haRed Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 Mar 197220 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202513 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Leeds Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery1.3 miPharmacyWhinmoor Pharmacy2.2 miDentistShadwell Dental Care2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBardsey Primary Academyages 5-11, 208 pupils1.3 miPrimaryShadwell Primary Schoolages 5-11, 200 pupils1.4 miSecondaryAllerton Grange Schoolages 11-18, 1,782 pupils3.4 miCollegeLeeds College of Building5.6 miUniversityLeeds Arts University5.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA8.4 miRailway stationCross Gates4.4 miBus stationSeacroft Bus Station3.3 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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