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Go Karting 10 Theatres 10 Golf Courses 9 Art Galleries 9 Museums 9 Nature Reserves 7 Stadiums 7 Exhibition and Trade Centres 7 Aquariums 7 Lakes 7 Park and Gardens 6 Theme Parks 4 Holiday Parks 3 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Zoos 2 Cathedrals 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 2 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalFieldhead Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryStanley14 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOutwood Dental Care1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryStanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 298 pupilsright herePrimaryOutwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gateages 3-11, 438 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Grange Academyages 11-18, 1,900 pupils1.4 miCollegeHeart of Yorkshire Education Group2.2 miUniversityLeeds College of Music6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLeeds Bradford Airport LBA13 miRailway stationOutwood1.3 miBus stationWakefield Bus StationWakefield City Centre2.1 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF3 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WF3 postcode district.

County or areaWest Yorkshire
Postcode districtWF3
Telephone codeNot listed
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 – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,929 residentsin the Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat census areaMedian age 40.13,042 households70% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,602 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 18%, construction 9%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June35 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksCanal Hillhill · under a mileLofthouse Hillhill · 1.1 miBottom Boat Reachwater · 1.4 miStennard Islandisland · 2.7 miFoxholes Reachwater · 1.9 miCalder Cutdock · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLofthouse Colliery Nature Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 27 haOutwood Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 7 haWrenthorpe Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 24 haAlford Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileStanley Grove Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileIveridge Hallsports ground · 1.6 miSource: 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 197216 mi away, TodmordenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 20255 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 11 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband98% 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)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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